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Re: [PATCH] cvsimport: add support for new style remote layout

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 3, 2007, 22:00 UTC
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Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org> writes:
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> cvsimport creates any branches found in the remote CVS repository
> in the refs/heads namespace.  This makes sense for a repository
> conversion.  When using git as a sane interface to a remote CVS
> repository, that repository may well remain as the 'master'
> respository.  In this model it makes sense to import the CVS
> repository into the refs/remotes namespace.
>
> Add a new option '-r <remote>' to set the remote name for
> this import.  When this option is specified branches are named
> refs/remotes/<remote>/branch, with HEAD named as master matching
> git-clone separate remotes layout.  Without branches are placed
> ion refs/heads, with HEAD named origin as before.
Sounds good.  Docs?
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Message 3 of 7 in “cvsimport: add support for new style remote layout”
  1. cvsimport: add support for new style remote layoutAndy Whitcroft, May 30, 2007
  2. James BowesMay 30, 2007
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 3, 2007
  4. Andy WhitcroftJun 4, 2007
  5. 1/2 cvsimport: update documentation to include separate remotes optionAndy Whitcroft, Jun 4, 2007
  6. 2/2 cvsimport: add <remote>/HEAD reference in separate remotes moreAndy Whitcroft, Jun 4, 2007
  7. Jeffrey C. OllieJun 6, 2007

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