git-svn init file:///usr/local/src/tst-git-svn/svn-uboot-repo/
and then
git-svn fetch yields lots of:
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/git-svn line 2144.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/git-svn line 2144.
....
seems to work though.
git version - 1.5.1.3