[Kde-scm-interest] git-svn import of SVN?

[Oswald Buddenhagen]

On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 10:25:28AM +0100, Thomas Zander wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 November 2007 23:06:06 Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> > > To use a saying; "shit in, shit out".  Meaning that the svn
> > > 'history' is lacking so much important info that expecting to get
> > > something sane into git is just implausible.
> >
> > you are saying "some info is missing, so let's just throw away what
> > we already have". this is just ridiculous.
> 
> No, not throw away. You can keep the svn repo around if you want.  Its
> more about putting loads and loads of effort into sanitizing (aka
> adding that info) the repository before you *can* import it into git.
> 
dude, we *have* that info. it's the svn moves. it's nothing more than
mapping them appropriately.

> Naturally, you have to ask if the effort required is worth the result.
> 
those who do the work decide. i said i want the akademy award 2009. ;)

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