# Branches with git-svn 4 messages from 2008-09-19 to 2008-09-19. Participants: Xavier Claessens, Michael J Gruber, Björn Steinbrink. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/15589 ## Xavier Claessens, 2008-09-19 10:15 Subject: Branches with git-svn Message-ID: <1221819302.6784.4.camel@zdra-laptop> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1221819302.6784.4.camel%40zdra-laptop ``` Hi, I created a git repository using "git-svn clone " a long time ago. But now I realise that I don't get SVN branches into my git repository. I see that the doc tells to use "git clone -t tags -b branches -T trunk " to create the repository. If I create a new repository with that command, I get branches and tags. However I have lots of contributors having branches based on my git repository. Is there a way to add SVN branch to my existing git repo? Thanks! Xavier Claessens. ``` ## Michael J Gruber, 2008-09-19 12:35 Subject: Re: Branches with git-svn Message-ID: <48D39C7B.9020709@drmicha.warpmail.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/48D39C7B.9020709%40drmicha.warpmail.net In-Reply-To: <1221819302.6784.4.camel@zdra-laptop> ``` Xavier Claessens venit, vidit, dixit 19.09.2008 12:15: > Hi, > > I created a git repository using "git-svn clone " a long time ago. > But now I realise that I don't get SVN branches into my git repository. > I see that the doc tells to use "git clone -t tags -b branches -T trunk > " to create the repository. If I create a new repository with that > command, I get branches and tags. > > However I have lots of contributors having branches based on my git > repository. Is there a way to add SVN branch to my existing git repo? If you haven't use those options back then, then what was the svn repo structure - no trunk, just main? Did you change the structure now? If you git-svn fetch from that new structure then all your new branches etc. will show up as subdirectories, which is most certainly not what you want. So, what was the structure in svn like before, and have your contributors based their branches on the mis-imported new structure already? Michael ``` ## Björn Steinbrink, 2008-09-19 13:10 Subject: Re: Branches with git-svn Message-ID: <20080919131045.GA14301@atjola.homenet> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080919131045.GA14301%40atjola.homenet In-Reply-To: <48D39C7B.9020709@drmicha.warpmail.net> ``` On 2008.09.19 14:35:07 +0200, Michael J Gruber wrote: > Xavier Claessens venit, vidit, dixit 19.09.2008 12:15: > > I created a git repository using "git-svn clone " a long time ago. > > But now I realise that I don't get SVN branches into my git repository. > > I see that the doc tells to use "git clone -t tags -b branches -T trunk > > " to create the repository. If I create a new repository with that > > command, I get branches and tags. > > > > However I have lots of contributors having branches based on my git > > repository. Is there a way to add SVN branch to my existing git repo? > > If you haven't use those options back then, then what was the svn repo > structure - no trunk, just main? > Did you change the structure now? No, he was just using "git svn clone svn://host/repo/trunk", ie. single branch tracking. We solved that on #git, adjusting the url and fetch line, as well as adding the branches and tags line in the svn-remote section in the config. Björn ``` ## Xavier Claessens, 2008-09-19 13:13 Subject: Re: Branches with git-svn Message-ID: <1221830018.6784.12.camel@zdra-laptop> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1221830018.6784.12.camel%40zdra-laptop In-Reply-To: <48D39C7B.9020709@drmicha.warpmail.net> ``` On ven, 2008-09-19 at 14:35 +0200, Michael J Gruber wrote: > Xavier Claessens venit, vidit, dixit 19.09.2008 12:15: > > Hi, > > > > I created a git repository using "git-svn clone " a long time ago. > > But now I realise that I don't get SVN branches into my git repository. > > I see that the doc tells to use "git clone -t tags -b branches -T trunk > > " to create the repository. If I create a new repository with that > > command, I get branches and tags. > > > > However I have lots of contributors having branches based on my git > > repository. Is there a way to add SVN branch to my existing git repo? > > If you haven't use those options back then, then what was the svn repo > structure - no trunk, just main? > Did you change the structure now? > > If you git-svn fetch from that new structure then all your new branches > etc. will show up as subdirectories, which is most certainly not what > you want. > > So, what was the structure in svn like before, and have your > contributors based their branches on the mis-imported new structure already? Hi, Thanks for your email, but Björn Steinbrink on IRC solved my problem. For the record what I did is: 1) make a new "git svn clone -t tags -b branches -T trunk " 2) copy/past the description of the "svn" remote in .git/config from the new clone into my old repository. Just replaced, in right part of the fetch line, "trunk" by "git-svn" 3) "git svn fetch" imported all branches correctly based on the commits I already have. Thanks to all git and git-svn developers to make my life easier! Xavier Claessens. ```