From: Derek Mahar Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:30:52 GMT Subject: Re: git-cvsexportcommit and commit date 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 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. > > 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