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Re: Some tips for doing a CVS importer

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Nov 27, 2006, 11:29 UTC
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Marko Macek wrote:
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>> Another note for doing a converter. When combining things into change
>> sets, for git import the comments in the branches should not be mixed
>> between branches and the trunk when detecting change set. Git doesn't
>> allow simultaneous commits to the trunk and branches.
> 
> Yup, this is the current problem I'm facing now. Even for CVS->SVN
> conversion,
> I don't want to see multi-branch commits.

To avoid multi-branch commits, you have to start cvs2svn with an --options file, and in the options file set

ctx.cross_project_commits = False
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  1. Jon SmirlNov 20, 2006
  2. Martin LanghoffNov 20, 2006
  3. Jon SmirlNov 20, 2006
  4. Martin LanghoffNov 21, 2006
  5. Carl WorthNov 21, 2006
  6. Jon SmirlNov 21, 2006
  7. Shawn PearceNov 21, 2006
  8. lamikrNov 21, 2006
  9. Shawn PearceNov 21, 2006
  10. Robin RosenbergNov 23, 2006
  11. Shawn PearceNov 25, 2006
  12. Petr BaudisNov 21, 2006
  13. Shawn PearceNov 21, 2006
  14. Johannes SchindelinNov 21, 2006
  15. Johannes SixtNov 23, 2006
  16. Martin LanghoffNov 21, 2006
  17. Jon SmirlNov 21, 2006
  18. Marko MacekNov 26, 2006
  19. Jon SmirlNov 26, 2006
  20. Marko MacekNov 26, 2006
  21. Jon SmirlNov 26, 2006
  22. Michael HaggertyNov 27, 2006
  23. Shawn PearceNov 21, 2006
  24. Michael HaggertyNov 27, 2006
  25. Markus SchiltknechtNov 27, 2006
  26. Michael HaggertyNov 27, 2006
  27. Markus SchiltknechtNov 28, 2006
  28. Michael HaggertyNov 30, 2006
  29. Daniel JacobowitzNov 30, 2006
  30. Jon SmirlNov 27, 2006

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