--- On Mon, 22/8/11, Michael J Gruber <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> It is not trying to do that at all. git-svn is > trying to > >> figure out what > >> the "base path" is in an svn repo which possibly > hosts > >> multiple repos, > >> and that is what the message reports. > > > > Okay... thanks for clarifying that. Maybe it could try > to be clever? Afterall, --stdlayout isn't compatible with a > URL ending in "trunk" (or having 'trunk' as part of the > URL). Just a suggestion. > > You *could* have this layout: > > foo/trunk/trunk > foo/trunk/tags/v1 > foo/trunk/tags/v2 > > That's a perfectly valid layout. The fact that it is > stupidly named > should not activate git-svn magic. Fair enough. Perhaps --stdlayout in combination with URL having "trunk" in the name can emit a warning? e.g. "are you sure? That looks a bit stupidly named". I wrote because I think git-svn could either try a bit harder at guessing, or be a bit clearer about the repository not conforming to a standard layout (if the URL is wrong). Hin-Tak -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html