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Re: Git svn fetches entire trunk on tags (change from 1.6.5.2 to 1.7.0)

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RZRobert Zeh <robert.allan.zeh@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 17, 2010, 23:54 UTC
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On Feb 17, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> wrote:
> There was a rather large amount of changes between 1.6.5.2 so some
> regressions could've slipped in.  A bisection would definitely help
> us track down the cause.
I will attempt a bisection Thursday.
>
> Does the repository you're using svn:mergeinfo use by any chance?

The repository does use mergeinfo, but much later in the revision history then when the problem shows up.

Do you have any advice on how to write a test for this behaviour, since the problem is not apparent from looking at the repo? I do not like the idea of a test looking at a log but that is all I can think of right now.

Robert
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