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From: "Priedhorsky, Reid" <reidpr@lanl.gov>
To: "git@vger.kernel.org" <git@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug? round-trip through fast-import/fast-export loses files
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:54:03 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6486D136-23D8-4C90-AEDA-DD037A5CD2B5@lanl.gov> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABPp-BEG+vp-UcpVfcZecPBnfcuTjO6JYCo7wEU5ZrDUHBUd9g@mail.gmail.com>


> On Mar 20, 2023, at 7:57 PM, Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the well-written bug report, including not only a testcase
> but even the relevant bits of the fast-export output.

😁

> A better solution that would handle both F->D and
> D->F would be having fast-export sort the diff_filepairs such that it
> processes the deletes before the modifies.

In fact, the successful workaround in my own code is to re-order the fast-export output in exactly this way (i.e., sort the lines so all the D lines come before all the M lines).

> Another improved solution
> would be having fast-import sort the files given to it and handling
> deletes first.  Either should fix this.
> 
> Might be a good task for a new contributor.  Any takers?  (Tagging as
> #leftoverbits.)

Let me take a look, but I can’t guarantee anything.

HTH,
Reid

—
he/his


  reply	other threads:[~2023-03-21 15:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-03-20 17:10 bug? round-trip through fast-import/fast-export loses files Priedhorsky, Reid
2023-03-21  1:57 ` Elijah Newren
2023-03-21 15:54   ` Priedhorsky, Reid [this message]
2023-03-21 17:07   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-03-21 18:31   ` Jeff King
2023-03-22  3:07     ` Elijah Newren

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