Re: git-cvsexportcommit and commit date

From: Derek Mahar <derek.mahar@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 10, 2008, 16:30 UTC
Message-ID: <5f4b18bf0802100830w682c67e0r9886b2fe32ce3715@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <200802101717.32747.robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>

On Feb 10, 2008 11:17 AM, Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com> wrote:

> If you involve CVS (or any other SCM) you must rebase on top of the
> CVS imported version, whether your repo is a clone or not. The changed
> commit to me also means I can see wheter it s a pure git checkin or
> whether it is from the official CVS repo, which is a "good" thing.

Good point. I can also keep a second "pure" git clone of the CVS repo from which other users make copies.

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> > Can fromcvs read from a remote CVS repository via pserver or does it
> > only parse the RCS files directly?  I have only pserver access to our
> > CVS repo,
> RCS only. Note that sometimes you have rsync access. If not politely ask
> the admin of the repo that you get read access to the raw files. (the CVSROOT/*
> files are not needed in case that is a concern).

Thank you.  I'll try this suggestion.

Derek