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=-3.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_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 366E820A40 for ; Sat, 2 Dec 2017 15:35:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751961AbdLBPf1 (ORCPT ); Sat, 2 Dec 2017 10:35:27 -0500 Received: from mail-it0-f52.google.com ([209.85.214.52]:36429 "EHLO mail-it0-f52.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751747AbdLBPfY (ORCPT ); Sat, 2 Dec 2017 10:35:24 -0500 Received: by mail-it0-f52.google.com with SMTP id d16so5562241itj.1 for ; Sat, 02 Dec 2017 07:35:24 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=l5mVRT0ZXdzni+qV2+NCD68JNqYkMVjsXk9+SJcC26k=; b=URkqIiwiIYPO3sgijl0PNMeEvELrLAN1tf464Fs6XMHStAJRsX0bqLKM+dO6paOlZP IKTc1kWh/Thj80NIIOzYcvP9hdoV2oWWo9hEPeYT7i5HSAXKplKUgezzfy2aNxJzoT5i J11SneCfA+8cBtFdnWJD+B2XZVQUUFFn8oy+V/HXRH3DcGGb727FcnLaCEtLyOsFliGw eY+KxDjVXEXxpKCmg0cOt110iLjZQ/4z0ZSavUhCyz3iRZ9nhYiWqbfICJU4G68aNsgb PH9KxtirFsrQwwO37g0F81MxVDA7a/Y26C6YNDVp1VEeHuC203AJHY/HU2Xz1Q61W4Mf hHfA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=l5mVRT0ZXdzni+qV2+NCD68JNqYkMVjsXk9+SJcC26k=; b=UJBgPx8nHtLJt4jf/nrEfoZ2XJNKhlvpi2a+xmiRNP/2ZhavZ2yncbzuZmdiF06wFW YtJq+9SAVu3/mnWk9YneM2jJzJX/8vwsAieK7J6bwatkRkt/scWWZee+90QBtNWIGnHw 75rw2Om1U1DA9ZCyaqa89ljaunLXks6OBxTQby5X9Xd5kAzqWL67+dI8bzVhjwr0fSza eZsw+/ovjwLuWGaPjFbO1RkoSBU174nGxiH0wCY5O61VSp4DI7tfopVX0cxHUbNQ+nLe Dwb+lrPd2XnC7mzeZVOsMW9dsuqC8/Fj60rRhqQQ0jrGNQkS5mfJZ1PwNtNG+GjU/du/ V7XA== X-Gm-Message-State: AKGB3mIQ6+M5ZFw7F5txa/wPCQm8ZCotavL/khIeTCeLlJyjq+W/gET4 szd11JcfgfSMoqgB2hP3/uj0lvhYFQ0Ie+xL0f0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGs4zMb9YB75XZ5Mdfw90YZbh1uwlDvBU4Brgk4GTZdHhb6dWQ3ARFduVeUhDYSKzlPZKyJi6dwVQ+GzToBPLPP9xEk= X-Received: by 10.36.1.4 with SMTP id 4mr6518069itk.59.1512228923692; Sat, 02 Dec 2017 07:35:23 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.36.169.76 with HTTP; Sat, 2 Dec 2017 07:35:23 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <57A92686-9161-4234-8341-CD6FAD7AE049@gmail.com> From: Patrick Rouleau Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2017 10:35:23 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: git-p4: cloning with a change number does not import all files To: Lars Schneider Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:45 AM, Lars Schneider wrote: > Oh, I am with you. However, I only used git-p4 for a very short time in the > way you want to use it. Therefore, I don't have much experience in that kind > of usage pattern. I was able to convice my management to move all source to > Git and I used git-p4 to migrate the repositories ;-) > > Here is a talk on the topic if you want to learn more: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNixDNtwYJ0 > > Cheers, > Lars Sadly, there is no way I convince the company to switch to git. They have acquired many companies in the past years and they have standardized around Perforce. It is in part because they want access control and they need to store a lot of binary files (including big VM images). I keep this video close to explain why I like git: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4PFDKIc2fs Regards, P. Rouleau