From: Sam Vilain <sam@vilain.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:04:12 GMT
Subject: Re: [BUG] git-svn not following svn moves
Message-ID: <4717D85C.9050805@vilain.net>
In-Reply-To: <ff7m2j$2eu$2@ger.gmane.org>

cho wrote:
> I've surprised myself but yes, there is a simple testcase.
> 
> svnadmin create repo
> svn checkout file://$PWD/repo checkout
> cd checkout/
> svn mkdir trunk tags branches
> svn ci -m 'Standard svn layout.'
> cd trunk/
> svn mkdir doc
> touch doc/README
> svn add doc/README
> svn ci -m 'Add README.'
> cd ..
> svn mv trunk/ branches/oldtrunk
> svn ci -m 'Moved trunk.'
> svn mkdir trunk
> svn ci -m 'New trunk.'
> cd trunk/
> touch THIS_IS_THE_NEW_TRUNK
> svn add THIS_IS_THE_NEW_TRUNK
> svn ci -m 'Add marker.'
> cd ../..
> git svn clone file://$PWD/repo --stdlayout git-clone
> cd git-clone/
> tree
> 
> So the testcase basically involves moving the trunk.
> git-svn gets very confused and keeps a mixture of the old and new trunk.

Were you using --follow-parent or not?

Sam.