git cvsimport problem | The Git List

Alenoosh Baghumian· Apr 26, 2008, 12:24 UTC · lore

Hi

I want to import a cvs project , here's what I do :

1)  cvs check out
2) $ cd cvs-pro
3) cvs-pro$ git cvsimport -C path/to/destination -v

it starts executing but finally stops with the following error: git-cvsimport: fatal: cvsps reported error

what is the problem ? Am I doing anything wrong ?

Thanks in advance for your help .

Alenoosh

Thomas Koch· Apr 26, 2008, 12:46 UTC · re: Alenoosh Baghumian · lore

Re: git cvsimport problem

Am Samstag 26 April 2008 14:24:58 schrieb Alenoosh Baghumian:

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> Hi
>
> I want to import a cvs project , here's what I do :
>
> 1)  cvs check out
> 2) $ cd cvs-pro
> 3) cvs-pro$ git cvsimport -C path/to/destination -v
>
> it starts executing but finally stops with the following error:
> git-cvsimport: fatal: cvsps reported error
>
>
> what is the problem ?
> Am I doing anything wrong ?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help .
>
> Alenoosh
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Hi Alenoosh,

git-cvsimport does not run against a checkout of a CVS repo, but against the original CVS repo. Most likely this original repo is not on your local machine. Be aware, that the import of a large, remote CVS repo can run several days.

Googling after git cvsimport will give you some examples.

Best regards,

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