You have to subdivide the old monolithic SVN repo into the individual repos that make sense, at the very least. Considering the sheer volume of it, it'd be wise to either use, or create a method of pre-analysing/transferring the entire SVN repo from day 1, and then extract each git repo from that. I'm unsure if such a thing exists, however the alternative of analysing the entire repo N times, once for each MOJO would take AGES. Perhaps you can do it as a batch with some tool? Someone would have to explore this if it were to be done.
Aside from that obvious(?) part of it, the convert tools do non-ideal things from a Git perspective when non-ideal things have been done in the SVN repo. Maven related repos are riddled with deleted tags (see other threads...) and perhaps other things(?) so will require some love to get a nice set of git repos from. Long story short, it's a lot of work to do *right* and the motivation level to move over is often not high in big group-projects, and sometimes there are stick-in-the-muds who actively campaign against the improvement. Always remember, change is bad, unless it involves destroying the environment for short-term personal financial gain. :-) Fred. On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Jochen Wiedmann <jochen.wiedm...@gmail.com>wrote: > Just asking: Does Github offer to provide an SVN mirror? Or is there any > other way to have a mirror without too much hazzle? > > > > On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Fred Cooke <fred.co...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >>> For GIT users there are several ways to work with SVN, so that's >>> probably why this isn't that urgent. >>> >> >> That's not really a good reason not to, because: >> >> - The SVN >> Git process isn't fast (because SVN is itself SLOW) >> - Each converter has to find motivation to bother setting this up and >> doing it in the first place. (read, they'll just not bother most of the >> time) >> - Each conversion will have a different set of hashes even if the >> other parameters are the same and thus won't be able to be collaborated >> between effectively. >> >> Having a single official mirror means others can effectively work >> together on "it" with the final result pulled back into SVN when ready and >> then automatically pushed back to Git again. The work flow is a pain, but >> still a lot better than suffering SVN in the first place. >> >> migrate > 1 official mirror (per mojo) > N unofficial mirrors/leave it >> alone >> >> I'm not ignoring the work involved in mirroring, just pointing out some >> facts. I don't think the Maven tool-set / infrastructure is 100% ready for >> Git, to be perfectly honest. The sink or swim method may be a good way to >> get it there, but might be painful, too. I'd certainly appreciate more Git >> friendly behaviour, though :-) >> >> Fred. >> >> >>> Robert >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:44:33 +0200, Lennart Jörelid < >>> lennart.jore...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Folks... if anyone has an answer to this question, I would be all ears. >>>> Can I work with GIT or Mercurial here? Onto some mirror? >>>> If not - is there a process to distribute projects/plugins to GitHub? >>>> >>>> >>>> 2013/6/25 Lennart Jörelid <lennart.jore...@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> Hello all, >>>>> >>>>> I wonder if the Mojo project has a structured way of migrating to a >>>>> distributed VCS (GIT, presumably, or Mercurial) for various currently >>>>> SVN-based projects - or any policy on a 2-way mirroring between the two >>>>> VCS'es. >>>>> >>>>> I believe distributed VCSs increase visibility and reduce complexity >>>>> for >>>>> donning a patch compared to the standard subversion way, particularly >>>>> with >>>>> the help of processes and services such as GitHub or BitBucket. >>>>> Anything >>>>> that can increase visibility and reduce hinders in contributing >>>>> patches to >>>>> projects is in itself a Good Thing. >>>>> >>>>> So ... is there a Git/Mercurial mirror or migration process for SVN >>>>> projects at Codehaus? >>>>> If so - where can I find access details? >>>>> If not - why? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> +=============================**=+ >>>>> | Bästa hälsningar, >>>>> | [sw. "Best regards"] >>>>> | >>>>> | Lennart Jörelid >>>>> | EAI Architect & Integrator >>>>> | >>>>> | jGuru Europe AB >>>>> | Mölnlycke - Kista >>>>> | >>>>> | Email: l...@jguru.se >>>>> | URL: www.jguru.se >>>>> | Phone >>>>> | (skype): jgurueurope >>>>> | (intl): +46 708 507 603 >>>>> | (domestic): 0708 - 507 603 >>>>> +=============================**=+ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >>> >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >>> --------- >>> To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: >>> >>> >>> http://xircles.codehaus.org/**manage_email<http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > "That's what prayers are ... it's frightened people trying to make friends > with the bully!" > > Terry Pratchett. The Last Hero > >
