# Subversion migration error

1 messages from 2011-06-27 to 2011-06-27. Participants: Stephen Schaeffer.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/27709

## Stephen Schaeffer, 2011-06-27 15:15

Subject: Subversion migration error
Message-ID: <3B75A8BB-D6FF-44C8-ABB7-08117FBAA186@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/3B75A8BB-D6FF-44C8-ABB7-08117FBAA186%40gmail.com

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I am trying to migrate from a subversion repo on to a git one, and I'm having difficulties.

I am using the Mac command line client version 1.7.5.4, and issuing this command:

> /usr/local/git/bin/git svn clone https://[server]/svn -A svn.authorsfile --stdlayout --no-metadata


It downloads happily for 11611 out of ~27000 revisions, then dies with:

> Found possible branch point: https://[server]/svn/trunk => https://[server]/svn/branches/interface-controller-redesign, 11611
> Use of uninitialized value $u in substitution (s///) at /usr/local/git/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 1738.
> Use of uninitialized value $u in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/local/git/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 1738.
> refs/remotes/trunk: 'https://[server]/svn' not found in ''


It seems that I have a branching not covered in the --stdlayout that I wasn't aware of, but it would be nice to have a more graceful failure.

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