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git-svn doesn't fetch an empty directory with svn:externals

From
MJMichel Jouvin <jouvin@lal.in2p3.fr>
Date
Jan 13, 2010, 11:49 UTC
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Hi,

I'm running in a problem when trying to fetch a SVN repository branch that contains an empty directory with a SVN property svn:externals attached. This directory is missing in the Git repository/checkout. I was unable to find an option to have it added. I'd like to get it added to readd the externals using the trick described in http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2007/5/1/245002. Without it, I have to recreate it in git, add it to .gitignore... which is painful.

BTW, I didn't find any documentation on empty dirs handling by git-svn. They seems to be often removed which is not always desirable. Are they options related to this?

Cheers,
Michel
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  1. Michel JouvinJan 13, 2010
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