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Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags

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HAH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Date
Sep 7, 2005, 02:48 UTC
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Martin Langhoff wrote:
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> On 9/7/05, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> 
>>This patch changes git-cvsimport-script so that it creates tag objects
>>instead of refs to commits, and adds an option, -u, to convert
>>underscores in branch and tag names to dots (since CVS doesn't allow
>>dots in branches and tags.)
> 
> 
> looks good. Will it add proper tag objects for tags already imported
> and for tags added to the project post-initial-git-import?
> 
No and yes, respectively.

I incorrectly stated it renamed both branches and tags. It currently only renames tags. I'm trying to get branch renaming to work, but it seems to be a lot more work to get right.

	-hpa
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