From: Eddy Petrișor Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:16:00 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] git-svn-externals PoC (in a sh script) Message-ID: <60381eeb0808281716l512a4ac5kc7ba41c0d00e6baa@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <60381eeb0808281702q3dc7543enff2b35ebbcc80d08@mail.gmail.com> Please CC me, I am not listed. 2008/8/29 Eddy Petrișor : > 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 > ============================================= > "Imagination is more important than knowledge" A.Einstein > -- Regards, EddyP ============================================= "Imagination is more important than knowledge" A.Einstein