[revml] Problems converting cvs to p4

[Tyler MacDonald]

I found a solution: use cvs2svn to create a temporary subversion repository,
then, using the latest revml from public.perforce.com, convert that
subversion repository to perforce. cvs2svn seems to be a lot more tolerant
towards my repo. :-)

Here's an example set of steps I went through to convert one module:

cvs2svn -s svntemp /home/cvs/DBIx-Migration-Directories
svnserve -d -r /home/faraway/svntemp
vcp svn:svn://localhost/:trunk/... p4://depot/main/apps/cpan/DBIx-Migration-Directories/...
killall svnserve
rm -rf svntemp

	Cheers,
		Tyler



Tyler MacDonald <tyler at yi.org> wrote:
> CVS2P4 doesn't work either...
> 
> I'm trying to import my CVS repository into perforce. If I try to do a
> direct copy, I get the following output and only the first few files of my
> repo are imported:
> 
> branched revision has same name as parent
> ('depot/main/apps/mod_bt/dev/src/libbtt/Makefile'):
>     parent:   /mod_bt/src/libbtt/Makefile#1.1 added
>     branched: /mod_bt/src/libbtt/Makefile#1.1.1.0 branch @2 <cns> (<undef>)
> <undef> <undef> "[vcp] create branch 'cns'"
> Perhaps a Map: filter is missing/broken
> 
> Dumping the CVS tree into a revml file works. However, trying to import that
> revml file into perforce comes up with this result:
> 
> vcp v0.9, change number 4232 (2004/03/18)
> vcp: running p4 clients
> vcp: appending required ChangeSets, StringEdit filters
> Patch line disagrees with source line 7:
>    source file:
> '/home/faraway/dev/vcp_state/revml%58%%58%test%46%rml/source_files/CHANGES/-/1.1'
>    patch file :
> '/home/faraway/dev/vcp_state/revml%58%%58%test%46%rml/source_files/CHANGES/-/delta'
>    result file:
> '/home/faraway/dev/vcp_state/revml%58%%58%test%46%rml/source_files/CHANGES/-/1.2'
>    source line: "mod_bt 0.0.3, initial release"
>    patch  line: "mod_bt 0.0.3, initial release+mod_bt 0.0.3 - initial public
> release"
>  at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/VCP/Source/revml.pm line 556
> 
> 
> 
> I've uploaded my revml file here for inspection:
> 
> 
> http://www.crackerjack.net/test.rml.gz
> 
> 
> I'd really like to get moved over to perforce ASAP... Does anybody know
> what's going on here, or what I can do to make the import work?
> 
> 	Thanks,
> 		Tyler
> 
> 

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