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

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sverre Rabbelier" <srabbelier@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Stephen Bash" <bash@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 7:39:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Converting to Git using svn-fe (Was: Speeding up the initial git-svn fetch)
> 
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 09:50, Stephen Bash <bash@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I think using notes is a better way to associate conversion
> > information
> > with commits, but I would probably still end up mining the notes to
> > create
> > some sort of svn to git mapping... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I
> > don't see
> > how notes would help me get from an svn rev to a git sha (a common
> > practice for tickets and wiki links in our organization).
> 
> Ah, hmm, that is a good point. Couldn't you just tag object
> 0000000000000000143 for svn revision 143?

Yeah, I actually thought about that as I was writing the comment...  And after a completely unrelated conversation about tags at $WORK this afternoon, I'm half tempted to make a refs/tags/svn directory with lightweight tags named for SVN revs that point to the appropriate git object.  That idea along with a bunch of others are now brewing a 2.0 in my head since I started revisiting this proces.  We'll see if I have a productive weekend or not...

> > I guess after that I should add that I'm happy to help, I'm just not
> > sure
> > where my experience maps to the on going effort.
> 
> Just general feedback, sanity checking, and if you're interested,
> "beta testing" I think would be very useful :).

I will do my best.

Thanks,
Stephen
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