----- Original Message -----
> From: Quark <unixuser2000-fbsd@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Git List <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc:
> Sent: Monday, 27 May 2013 8:55 PM
> Subject: git-svn too slow, contacts upstream svn repo
>
> hello list,
>
> I have been using git-svn in an corporate environment where svn repo has lot of
> branches, (lot means > 100). To avoid cloning all branches my config looks as
> below
>
> [svn-remote "svn"]
> url = svn+ssh://url
> fetch = srcroot/trunk:refs/remotes/trunk
> branches = srcroot/branches/{branch_1, branch_2,
> branch_3}:refs/remotes/*
>
> Now, when a new branch of my interest is added in svn repo, I had like it to be
> in my git-repo as well. In an ideal world, one shall simply add that branch name
> to list in curly braces above, but that does not work. I had love to be proved
> wrong here. Somebody on stackoverflow.com suggested (to else's question, not
> mine) to add one more "fetch" as show below.
>
> [svn-remote "svn"]
> url = svn+ssh://url
> fetch = srcroot/trunk:refs/remotes/trunk
> fetch = srcroot/branch_4:refs/remotes/* # NEW BRANCH
> branches = srcroot/branches/{branch_1, branch_2,
> branch_3}:refs/remotes/*
>
> haven't tried it, neither do I like it.
>
> I do have a solution which WORKS, it is modified version of an example from
> \doc\git\html\git-svn.html page. Below I have pasted the example
> and modified it to reflect my specifics.
>
> # assume an existing git-svn repo
> D:\sourcecode
> # Clone locally - make sure the refs/remotes/ space matches the server
> mkdir project
> cd project
> git init
> git remote add origin file:///D:/sourcecode # file:// is delibrate, want
> true n/w behaviour
> git config --replace-all remote.origin.fetch
> '+refs/remotes/*:refs/remotes/*'
> git fetch
> # Prevent fetch/pull from local git repo,
> # we only want to use git svn for form here
> git config --remove-section remote.origin
> # Create a local branch from one of the branches just fetched
> git checkout -b master FETCH_HEAD
> # Initialize 'git svn' locally (be sure to use the same URL and -T/-b/-t
> options as were used on server)
> git svn init http://svn.example.com/project
>
> # edit config to include newly added branch in curly braces
> # Pull the latest changes from Subversion
> git svn fetch -r <recentish rev, say BEGIN>:HEAD
>
> Above works exactly as I want, except the last step of "git-svn fetch"
> connects to svn repo for each revision from BEGIN to HEAD. I want fairly long
> history (for pretty blame). Which implies my BEGIN is not so recentish adterall.
> Hence, it takes awfully long to finish, 2 days typically.
>
> When GIT_TRACE is 1, below is output received
>
> trace: exec: 'git-svn' 'fetch'
> trace: run_command: 'git-svn' 'fetch'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.fetchall'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.parent'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.noauthcache'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--get' 'svn.revision'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.nocheckout'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--get' 'svn.authorsprog'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.followparent'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--get' 'svn.authorsfile'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.useSvmProps'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--get' 'svn.username'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--get' 'svn.repackflags'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.localtime'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--int' '--get'
> 'svn.repack'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--get' 'svn.ignorepaths'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--int' '--get'
> 'svn.logwindowsize'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.quiet'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--get' 'svn.ignorerefs'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--get' 'svn.configdir'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.addauthorfrom'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.useSvnsyncProps'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.noMetadata'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' '--get'
> 'svn.uselogauthor'
> trace: built-in: git 'rev-parse' '--symbolic' '--all'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '-l'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '-l'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '--bool' 'svn.useSvmProps'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' '-l'
> trace: built-in: git 'config' 'svn-remote.svn.branches-maxRev'
> '524908'
> trace: built-in: git 'rev-list' '--pretty=raw'
> '--reverse'
> '9f1414be94ab007b62ace31bf4d210a069276127..refs/remotes/branch_1'
> '--'
> trace: built-in: git 'rev-list' '--pretty=raw'
> '--reverse'
> '5eb0a454bcf066a8199b851add9ec07cde80119d..refs/remotes/branch_2'
> '--'
> trace: built-in: git 'rev-list' '--pretty=raw'
> '--reverse'
> '383b68b8514010a71efe10821e5ccc3541903ceb..refs/remotes/branch_3'
> '--'
> trace: built-in: git 'rev-list' '--pretty=raw'
> '--reverse'
> '89fe1a1d2cfca0886003f043c408fb5afadfec93..refs/remotes/trunk'
> '--'
>
> I keep an watch for "svn-remote.svn.branches-maxRev", this serves as
> my progress. This wait is too much for a simple branch. Though, I must point
> out, day feels fresh once it finishes :) Does any one know any for this?
>
> If you paid attention this is Windows machine
> git version 1.8.1.msysgit.1
>
>
> thanks,
> Quark
>
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is this not right forum?
thanks,
Quark
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