Re: Converting to Git using svn-fe (Was: Speeding up the initial git-svn fetch)

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From: "Jakub Narebski" <redacted>
To: "mrevilgnome" <redacted>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 4:16:46 AM
Subject: Re: Converting to Git using svn-fe (Was: Speeding up the initial git-svn fetch)

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Are copy operations notated in some fashion?

Yes, copies create a special pair of properties in SVN: copyfrom_rev and copyfrom_path.  Unfortunately SVN users use the copy operation for non-branching purposes, so some amount of filtering is required.  I posted a script earlier in this thread that used one set of heuristics based on my local SVN repository, but I'm not claiming it will work for everyone.

Actually it shouldn't be that hard to implement, if it isn't already
implemented in svn-fe.

David just brought up teaching svn-fe to emit the copyfrom properties to help git do branch mapping.  I think there's still a lot of effort in creating a good mapping algorithm, but the pieces are coming together.

Stephen