On Nov 23, 2007 9:31 PM, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote: > > > On Nov 21, 2007 10:40 AM, Johannes Schindelin > > <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > [WIP: this does not handle tags yet, and it lacks a test script > > > as well as documentation.] > > > > > > This program dumps (parts of) a git repository in the format that > > > fast-import understands. > > > > > > For clarity's sake, it does not use the 'inline' method of specifying > > > blobs in the commits, but builds the blobs before building the commits.B > > > > > > --- > > > I am way too tired now to continue, but maybe someone else wants > > > to pick up the ball. > > > > Well, I would better be back on setup_git_directory() than picking up > > the ball. > > Concur. > > > I have a suggestion though. git-fast-export and git-fast-import should > > support bundle. > > I think this is not what fast-export and fast-import are about. They use > an easy to generate, and easy to edit, format. > > Bundles are optimised transport mechanisms for sneaker net. They are not > to be meant to be easy to edit, but as small as possible. > > > Bundle is very handy for transferring a bunch of commits, but it does > > not (cannot?) hold tags and branches. > > But they can! Nothing prevents you from calling > > git bundle create a1.bundle refs/tags/v1.0.0 refs/heads/next > > (At least this is the idea, haven't tested yet). It can store commits and heavy tags, but it won't restore tags to refs/tags or advance branches. -- Duy - 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
