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Re: "git cvsimport" with branches?

From
Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>
Date
Jul 17, 2005, 09:37 UTC
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<pan.2005.07.17.09.37.58.463540@smurf.noris.de>
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Hi, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Is there a way to make "git cvsimport" create branches in git for any
> branches it encounters in the CVS repository?
> 
That's what it does.
> All my imports so far show just a linear line of development, and CVS
> branch information seems lost.

Umm, exactly what did you do to visualize that? "gitk origin" obvioously shows only one branch, because CVS doesn't have merge infe. Use "gitk $(cat .git/revs/heads/*)" to show everything.

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  1. Wolfgang DenkJul 17, 2005
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  4. Wolfgang DenkJul 17, 2005
  5. Alexey NezhdanovJul 17, 2005
  6. Alexey NezhdanovJul 17, 2005
  7. [offtopic]Re: "git cvsimport" with branches?Alexey Nezhdanov, Jul 17, 2005

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