Re: cvs2git initially, then git cvsimport

On 07/17/2012 05:07 PM, Luc Bourhis wrote:
> my company uses CVS but I would like to use git locally, and I
> therefore need incremental import. Is there any advantage to use
> cvs2git for the initial import and then git cvsimport to keep the
> local repository up-to-date? If so, any tips? Google has failed to
> enlighten me on that issue.

I doubt that it would work.  cvs2git and "git cvsimport" use different 
mechanisms for inferring changesets from the CVS history, and they would 
probably not match up on the boundary.

Please note that "git cvsimport" is not very reliable, and it can 
silently produce incorrect content (even of the HEAD revision).  The 
"ISSUES" section of its manpage lists some of its known bugs.

Michael

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