# [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags

10 messages from 2005-09-06 to 2005-09-07. Participants: H. Peter Anvin, Junio C Hamano, Martin Langhoff.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/1737

## H. Peter Anvin, 2005-09-06 17:36

Subject: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <431DD381.4050709@zytor.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/431DD381.4050709%40zytor.com

```
This patch changes git-cvsimport-script so that it creates tag objects 
instead of refs to commits, and adds an option, -u, to convert 
underscores in branch and tag names to dots (since CVS doesn't allow 
dots in branches and tags.)

Pullable tree at master.kernel.org:/home/hpa/git/cvsimport.git/

	-hpa


diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport-script.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport-script.txt
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport-script.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport-script.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ OPTIONS
 	to avoid noisy changesets. Highly recommended, but off by default
 	to preserve compatibility with early imported trees. 
 
+-u::
+	Convert underscores in tag and branch names to dots.
+
 -o <branch-for-HEAD>::
 	The 'HEAD' branch from CVS is imported to the 'origin' branch within
 	the git repository, as 'HEAD' already has a special meaning for git.
diff --git a/git-cvsimport-script b/git-cvsimport-script
--- a/git-cvsimport-script
+++ b/git-cvsimport-script
@@ -24,23 +24,24 @@ use Time::Local;
 use IO::Socket;
 use IO::Pipe;
 use POSIX qw(strftime dup2);
+use IPC::Open2;
 
 $SIG{'PIPE'}="IGNORE";
 $ENV{'TZ'}="UTC";
 
-our($opt_h,$opt_o,$opt_v,$opt_k,$opt_d,$opt_p,$opt_C,$opt_z,$opt_i,$opt_s,$opt_m,$opt_M);
+our($opt_h,$opt_o,$opt_v,$opt_k,$opt_u,$opt_d,$opt_p,$opt_C,$opt_z,$opt_i,$opt_s,$opt_m,$opt_M);
 
 sub usage() {
 	print STDERR <<END;
 Usage: ${\basename $0}     # fetch/update GIT from CVS
-       [ -o branch-for-HEAD ] [ -h ] [ -v ] [ -d CVSROOT ]
-       [ -p opts-for-cvsps ] [ -C GIT_repository ] [ -z fuzz ]
-       [ -i ] [ -k ] [-s subst] [ -m ] [ -M regex] [ CVS_module ]
+       [-o branch-for-HEAD] [-h] [-v] [-d CVSROOT]
+       [-p opts-for-cvsps] [-C GIT_repository] [-z fuzz]
+       [-i] [-k] [-u] [-s subst] [-m] [-M regex] [CVS_module]
 END
 	exit(1);
 }
 
-getopts("hivmko:d:p:C:z:s:M:") or usage();
+getopts("hivmkuo:d:p:C:z:s:M:") or usage();
 usage if $opt_h;
 
 @ARGV <= 1 or usage();
@@ -628,13 +629,37 @@ my $commit = sub {
 		or die "Cannot write branch $branch for update: $!\n";
 
 	if($tag) {
-		open(C,">$git_dir/refs/tags/$tag")
-			or die "Cannot create tag $tag: $!\n";
-		print C "$cid\n"
-			or die "Cannot write tag $branch: $!\n";
+		my($in, $out) = ('','');
+	        my($xtag) = $tag;
+		$xtag =~ s/\s+\*\*.*$//; # Remove stuff like ** INVALID ** and ** FUNKY **
+		$xtag =~ tr/_/\./ if ( $opt_u );
+		
+		my $pid = open2($in, $out, 'git-mktag');
+		print $out "object $cid\n".
+		    "type commit\n".
+		    "tag $xtag\n".
+		    "tagger $author <$author>\n"
+		    or die "Cannot create tag object $xtag: $!\n";
+		close($out)
+		    or die "Cannot create tag object $xtag: $!\n";
+
+		my $tagobj = <$in>;
+		chomp $tagobj;
+
+		if ( !close($in) or waitpid($pid, 0) != $pid or
+		     $? != 0 or $tagobj !~ /^[0123456789abcdef]{40}$/ ) {
+		    die "Cannot create tag object $xtag: $!\n";
+	        }
+		
+
+		open(C,">$git_dir/refs/tags/$xtag")
+			or die "Cannot create tag $xtag: $!\n";
+		print C "$tagobj\n"
+			or die "Cannot write tag $xtag: $!\n";
 		close(C)
-			or die "Cannot write tag $branch: $!\n";
-		print "Created tag '$tag' on '$branch'\n" if $opt_v;
+			or die "Cannot write tag $xtag: $!\n";
+
+		print "Created tag '$xtag' on '$branch'\n" if $opt_v;
 	}
 };
 

```

## H. Peter Anvin, 2005-09-06 18:56

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <431DE640.8050901@zytor.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/431DE640.8050901%40zytor.com
In-Reply-To: <431DD381.4050709@zytor.com>

```
H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> This patch changes git-cvsimport-script so that it creates tag objects 
> instead of refs to commits, and adds an option, -u, to convert 
> underscores in branch and tag names to dots (since CVS doesn't allow 
> dots in branches and tags.)
> 
> Pullable tree at master.kernel.org:/home/hpa/git/cvsimport.git/

I should probably point out that there are still bugs in 
git-cvsimport-script; for one thing, it seems to fail to register a tag 
associated with the head, and I have yet to get the "recognize merge" 
feature to actually work.  It's also possible -- but I haven't verified 
it -- that two tags which are aliases may not be properly registered.

	-hpa

```

## Junio C Hamano, 2005-09-06 19:01

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <7vwtluaum0.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vwtluaum0.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net
In-Reply-To: <431DD381.4050709@zytor.com>

```
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> writes:

> This patch changes git-cvsimport-script so that it creates tag objects 
> instead of refs to commits, and adds an option, -u, to convert 
> underscores in branch and tag names to dots (since CVS doesn't allow 
> dots in branches and tags.)

Looks good.  Thanks.

```

## H. Peter Anvin, 2005-09-06 20:24

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <431DFB04.5020701@zytor.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/431DFB04.5020701%40zytor.com
In-Reply-To: <431DE640.8050901@zytor.com>

```
H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
>> This patch changes git-cvsimport-script so that it creates tag objects 
>> instead of refs to commits, and adds an option, -u, to convert 
>> underscores in branch and tag names to dots (since CVS doesn't allow 
>> dots in branches and tags.)
>>
>> Pullable tree at master.kernel.org:/home/hpa/git/cvsimport.git/
> 
> 
> I should probably point out that there are still bugs in 
> git-cvsimport-script; for one thing, it seems to fail to register a tag 
> associated with the head, and I have yet to get the "recognize merge" 
> feature to actually work.  It's also possible -- but I haven't verified 
> it -- that two tags which are aliases may not be properly registered.
> 

I just verified this; git-cvsimport-script will not handle more than one 
tag per commit.

	-hpa

```

## Martin Langhoff, 2005-09-06 21:21

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <46a038f905090614216eca87eb@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/46a038f905090614216eca87eb%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <431DFB04.5020701@zytor.com>

```
On 9/7/05, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> > I should probably point out that there are still bugs in
> > git-cvsimport-script; for one thing, it seems to fail to register a tag
> > associated with the head, and I have yet to get the "recognize merge"
> > feature to actually work.  It's also possible -- but I haven't verified
> > it -- that two tags which are aliases may not be properly registered.
> I just verified this; git-cvsimport-script will not handle more than one
> tag per commit.

Tell me more about how you are trying the 'recognize merge'. It is a
pretty unsophisticated thing, as it trusts the commit message in the
first place. But when it works, it works.

I have a more refined merge detection already working in the Arch
imports -- patch coming soon -- but with cvs it is pretty hard to do.

cheers,


martin

```

## H. Peter Anvin, 2005-09-06 21:33

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <431E0B25.5000104@zytor.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/431E0B25.5000104%40zytor.com
In-Reply-To: <46a038f905090614216eca87eb@mail.gmail.com>

```
Martin Langhoff wrote:
> 
> Tell me more about how you are trying the 'recognize merge'. It is a
> pretty unsophisticated thing, as it trusts the commit message in the
> first place. But when it works, it works.
> 

Perhaps it would be good to know what it expects in the commit message?

My style has always be to use tags for merges; tag the origin branch as 
well as before and after on the receiving branch.

	-hpa

```

## Martin Langhoff, 2005-09-06 22:59

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <46a038f9050906155962d33869@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/46a038f9050906155962d33869%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <431E0B25.5000104@zytor.com>

```
On 9/7/05, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> Martin Langhoff wrote:
> >
> > Tell me more about how you are trying the 'recognize merge'. It is a
> > pretty unsophisticated thing, as it trusts the commit message in the
> > first place. But when it works, it works.
> >
> 
> Perhaps it would be good to know what it expects in the commit message?

>From the source, with line numbers:

80 our @mergerx = ();
81 if ($opt_m) {
82     @mergerx = ( qr/\W(?:from|of|merge|merging|merged) (\w+)/i );
83 }
84 if ($opt_M) {
85     push (@mergerx, qr/$opt_M/);
86 }

If your commit messages have a particular format, feed -M a regex that
captures the branchname/tagname in $1.

> My style has always be to use tags for merges; tag the origin branch as
> well as before and after on the receiving branch.

Do you move the tags with cvs tag -F? If that's the case, the data you
need to merge is lost... otherwise, you could hack an alternative
merge detection based on your tagnames.

cheers,



martin

```

## H. Peter Anvin, 2005-09-06 23:19

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <431E2404.6060804@zytor.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/431E2404.6060804%40zytor.com
In-Reply-To: <46a038f9050906155962d33869@mail.gmail.com>

```
Martin Langhoff wrote:
> 
>>My style has always be to use tags for merges; tag the origin branch as
>>well as before and after on the receiving branch.
> 
> Do you move the tags with cvs tag -F? If that's the case, the data you
> need to merge is lost... otherwise, you could hack an alternative
> merge detection based on your tagnames.
> 

No, there are three tags:

             before-merge-foo
             |  after-merge-foo
             |  |
branch 1 ---*--*----
               /
              /
branch 2 ---*-------
             |
             merge-point-foo

That's why I was a bit confused.  I thought most people did something 
similar.

	-hpa

```

## Martin Langhoff, 2005-09-07 02:44

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <46a038f905090619444f94292e@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/46a038f905090619444f94292e%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <431DD381.4050709@zytor.com>

```
On 9/7/05, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> This patch changes git-cvsimport-script so that it creates tag objects
> instead of refs to commits, and adds an option, -u, to convert
> underscores in branch and tag names to dots (since CVS doesn't allow
> dots in branches and tags.)

looks good. Will it add proper tag objects for tags already imported
and for tags added to the project post-initial-git-import?

cheers,


martin

```

## H. Peter Anvin, 2005-09-07 02:48

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport-script: handling of tags
Message-ID: <431E5512.7090900@zytor.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/431E5512.7090900%40zytor.com
In-Reply-To: <46a038f905090619444f94292e@mail.gmail.com>

```
Martin Langhoff wrote:
> On 9/7/05, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> 
>>This patch changes git-cvsimport-script so that it creates tag objects
>>instead of refs to commits, and adds an option, -u, to convert
>>underscores in branch and tag names to dots (since CVS doesn't allow
>>dots in branches and tags.)
> 
> 
> looks good. Will it add proper tag objects for tags already imported
> and for tags added to the project post-initial-git-import?
> 

No and yes, respectively.

I incorrectly stated it renamed both branches and tags.  It currently 
only renames tags.  I'm trying to get branch renaming to work, but it 
seems to be a lot more work to get right.

	-hpa

```