From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.3 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CCF11F4F8 for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:22:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933378AbcIVNWV (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:22:21 -0400 Received: from static-71-162-243-5.phlapa.fios.verizon.net ([71.162.243.5]:60918 "EHLO snark.thyrsus.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932375AbcIVNWU (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:22:20 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 409 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:22:20 EDT Received: by snark.thyrsus.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8342913A0A50; Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:15:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:15:26 -0400 From: "Eric S. Raymond" To: Jeff King Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] docs/cvs-migration: mention cvsimport caveats Message-ID: <20160922131526.GB6320@thyrsus.com> Reply-To: esr@thyrsus.com References: <20160922072350.ivjrfuedodd2rezn@sigill.intra.peff.net> <20160922072628.rs47hfiowtobw46s@sigill.intra.peff.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20160922072628.rs47hfiowtobw46s@sigill.intra.peff.net> Organization: Eric Conspiracy Secret Labs X-Eric-Conspiracy: There is no conspiracy User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Jeff King : > Back when this guide was written, cvsimport was the only > game in town. These days it is probably not the best option. It is absolutely not. As I have tried to point out here before, it is *severely* broken in its processing of branchy CVS repositories. Nobody wanted to hear that, but it's still true. Recommending it is irresponsible. -- Eric S. Raymond