# git-cvsimport bug? Newly created branch not seen unless there's at least one commit in it

1 messages from 2008-10-23 to 2008-10-23. Participants: Francis Galiegue.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/16023

## Francis Galiegue, 2008-10-23 12:00

Subject: git-cvsimport bug? Newly created branch not seen unless there's at least one commit in it
Message-ID: <200810231400.45734.fge@one2team.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200810231400.45734.fge%40one2team.com

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Hello,

I've tried to git-cvsimport a module from CVS, where a branch named "foo" 
existed. CVSROOT set in the environment, CVS_RSH too, and I imported with:

git-cvsimport -k -a -C themodule themodule

However, it didn't do what I expected: I couldn't see the branch named "foo".

I had to make a commit using CVS on that very same module on that "foo" 
branch. After the commit, out of curiosity, I executed the same git command 
again in the same directory: this time the branch was seen.

Is this a bug, or is there a git-cvsimport option that I missed? I have looked 
at the manpage several times, and couldn't find what option could be of any 
use in my case (mind you, I haven't looked at the cvsps manpage either).

Thanks,
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Francis Galiegue
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