(Sorry for the mangled quotes) > That is strange. The command "data 88" should read the next 88 bytes and > not stop at the line starting with '. > > Just to test, I successfully imported this: > > -- snip -- > commit refs/heads/testing/test > mark :1 > committer cvs2svn <cvs2svn> 1002043747 +0000 > data 3 > '. > > -- snap -- > > So I guess the problem lies much earlier: I could imagine that there is > _another_ "data" command that has a bogus length and just happens to end > after the line "data 88". > > Maybe that helps? > > I could also imagine that the '. actually is the end of an example > inside a blob, that literally looks like a fast-import script, but > actually is not meant for _this_ fast-import run. > > Ciao, > Dscho > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in > the body of a message to majordomo@... > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > From: Daniel Barkalow > Can you find that part of the input? I wouldn't be too surprised if > something were giving the wrong length in a data command, causing it to > either eat another data command and end up in the data or to use > not-quite-all of the data and end up near the end of the data. > > -Daniel > *This .sig left intentionally blank* > > I found the section in question, it is: -- snip -- commit refs/heads/TAG.FIXUP mark :1000007128 committer cvs2svn <cvs2svn> 1002043747 +0000 data 88 This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create tag 'T_BU_Problem_9xxx_Merge_3-21-2000'. merge :1000007126 M 100755 :180810 mfcdev/Domedit/DlgAddAlias.h -- snap -- By my count, 88 is the ending single quote character, leaving the '.' to be interpreted as a command. Looks like I should go post this on the cvs2svn list..... Thanks! -- Kelly F. Hickel Senior Product Architect MQSoftware, Inc. 952-345-8677 Office 952-345-8721 Fax kfh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.mqsoftware.com Certified IBM SOA Specialty Your Full Service Provider for IBM WebSphere Learn more at www.mqsoftware.com -- 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