Re: [boost] [Git] Extracting libraries from the svn sandbox

Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Extracting libraries from the svn sandbox
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-13 09:37:23

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 6:07 AM, Daniel James <dnljms_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 13 December 2012 05:12, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> I tried using the possible more direct svnrdump command (to talk to the
>> github subversion bridge directly) and failed.
>
> Using git svn seems to be expensive, especially with our repo's
> complicated history. If it can reduce the server load, it might be
> worth using that technique to transfer individual sandbox libraries to
> a fresh subversion server. Hopefully, it isn't too hard to automate.

Since git svn to pull stuff out of the sandbox is just a one-time
procedure, and will only be used for a small number of libraries, it
doesn't seem worth it to do any optimization.

--Beman