# [PATCH] git-cvsimport: force checkout of working tree after initial import

2 messages from 2007-06-28 to 2007-06-29. Participants: Gerrit Pape, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/8759

## Gerrit Pape, 2007-06-28 11:12

Subject: [PATCH] git-cvsimport: force checkout of working tree after initial import
Message-ID: <20070628111207.28276.qmail@a0ecab5969a5b1.315fe32.mid.smarden.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070628111207.28276.qmail%40a0ecab5969a5b1.315fe32.mid.smarden.org

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When creating a brand new git repository through git-cvsimport (not
incremental import), force a checkout of HEAD of master as working tree
after successful import using the -f switch to git checkout.  Otherwise
the working tree is empty, and all files are reported as 'deleted' by
git status.

This was noticed and reported by Cameron Dale through
 http://bugs.debian.org/430903

Signed-off-by: Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>
---
 git-cvsimport.perl |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/git-cvsimport.perl b/git-cvsimport.perl
index 69ccb88..ba23eb8 100755
--- a/git-cvsimport.perl
+++ b/git-cvsimport.perl
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ if ($orig_branch) {
 		if ($opt_r && $opt_o ne 'HEAD');
 	system('git-update-ref', 'HEAD', "$orig_branch");
 	unless ($opt_i) {
-		system('git checkout');
+		system('git checkout -f');
 		die "checkout failed: $?\n" if $?;
 	}
 }
-- 
1.5.2.1

```

## Junio C Hamano, 2007-06-29 04:41

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport: force checkout of working tree after initial import
Message-ID: <7vhcorid97.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.pobox.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vhcorid97.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.pobox.com
In-Reply-To: <20070628111207.28276.qmail@a0ecab5969a5b1.315fe32.mid.smarden.org>

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Thanks.

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