# question re dcommit problem

3 messages from 2009-01-30 to 2009-01-30. Participants: David Mann, Nico -telmich- Schottelius, Thomas Rast.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/17448

## David Mann, 2009-01-30 00:14

Subject: question re dcommit problem
Message-ID: <49824650.2070209@epstudiossoftware.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/49824650.2070209%40epstudiossoftware.com

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I created a git repository from my svn repository, later uploaded it to
GitHub, and after some branching and merging, can no longer dcommit back
to the svn repository.  I notice that somewhere along the way the
git-svn-id: messages no longer appear on my master branch.  When I try
to git svn dcommit I get weird messages like this:

mannd@SuperSluggo:~/dev/git/epsimulator> git svn dcommit
Committing to
https://epsimulator.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/epsimulator/epsimulator/trunk
...
Filesystem has no item: File not found: transaction '435-24', path
'/epsimulator/trunk/epsimulator.kdevses' at
/home/mannd/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 480

Any way to fix this?  If not, I will just abandon SVN and stick with
git, which I really enjoy using.

Thanks,
David Mann

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## Nico -telmich- Schottelius, 2009-01-30 08:42

Subject: Re: question re dcommit problem
Message-ID: <20090130084253.GA30046@denkbrett.schottelius.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20090130084253.GA30046%40denkbrett.schottelius.org
In-Reply-To: <49824650.2070209@epstudiossoftware.com>

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David Mann [Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 07:14:08PM -0500]:
> I created a git repository from my svn repository, later uploaded it to
> GitHub, and after some branching and merging, can no longer dcommit back
> to the svn repository. [...]

Iirc git svn does not support merges. You've to use git rebase or
update through the svn server.

Sincerly,

Nico

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## Thomas Rast, 2009-01-30 21:43

Subject: Re: question re dcommit problem
Message-ID: <200901302243.57996.trast@student.ethz.ch>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200901302243.57996.trast%40student.ethz.ch
In-Reply-To: <20090130084253.GA30046@denkbrett.schottelius.org>

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Nico -telmich- Schottelius wrote:
> David Mann [Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 07:14:08PM -0500]:
> > I created a git repository from my svn repository, later uploaded it to
> > GitHub, and after some branching and merging, can no longer dcommit back
> > to the svn repository. [...]
> 
> Iirc git svn does not support merges. You've to use git rebase or
> update through the svn server.

It does support them on the git side.  To SVN, the merge should look
like the squashed result (along the first-parent line).  On your local
git end, it should rebase the merge (to allow for git-svn-id) but
preserve parents, thus keeping history.

However, it is very important that the SVN line of history is always
reachable along the first-parent line.  David, did you ensure that?

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch

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