Re: [PATCH 0/3] git-svn-externals PoC (in a sh script)

> Hello,
>
> I have started a while back working on support for svn:externals
> support for git-svn, but since I'm not that satisfied with the current
> status of the patch, I haven't modified git-svn itself and just left
> the sh script I made as a PoC as it was.
>
> There's still work to be done to it, but I the current version is
> functional enough to be probably found useful by more people than
> myself.
>
>
> Current status follows:
>
>    Current functionality:
>     - fetches all the externals of an already svn-fetched repo
>     - support for svn:externals refresh
>     - if the location of the external has changed, the current working
>       copy will be placed aside and a new directory will be created
>       instead
>     - if the remote URI is the same (maybe a verison bump, there will
>       be a 'git svn rebase'
>     - remove support (useful for testing purposes or clean restarts)
>     - avoid zombie externals at all costs - in some repos empty
>       svn:externals might exist; svn ignores such externals, so git should
>       do the same
>
>    TODO:
>     - take into account the revision of an external, if it exists
>     - do not do deep svn cloning, to avoid legthy operations, just pull HEAD
>       (this actually needs changes in git-svn itself)
>     - use/create shallow copies to git svn repos (one revision should be enough
>       for most externals)
>     - use submodules for externals
>
>
>
>
> Any comments are welcome.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> EddyP
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