aserowy / poc_svn_migration

POC for migration

setup

• install nix pkg manager to use nix shell
• enter nix shell and call run followed by setup and restart
• checkout the svn repository with scl
• commit against svn

cd ./local/
touch ./test_rev.txt
svn add test_rev.txt
svn ci -m 'test revision'
cd ..

• check http://localhost/svn/test for test_rev.txt

prepare git

• initialize the git repository with gsi
• fetch revisions with gsf

working with git

• commit against local git

cd ./git/
touch ./test_git.txt
git add test_git.txt
git commit -m 'test git commit'

Just use your local git repository as a normal git repo, with the normal git commands

• git add FILE and git checkout -- FILE To stage/unstage a file
• git commit To save your changes. Those commits will be local and will not be "pushed" to the SVN repo
• git stash and git stash pop Hell yeah! Stashes are back!
• git reset HEAD --hard Revert all your local changes
• git log Access all the history in the repository
• git rebase -i Yep, you can squash all the commits! (as usual be SUPER CAREFULL with this one)
• git branch Yes! you can create local branches! But remember to keep the history linear!

Credits to rickyah

push to svn

• push changes from local git to svn
• check http://localhost/svn/test for test_git.txt

git svn dcommit --rmdir
cd ..

push into new git repository

• change remote to final git repository and push changes

git remote add origin <repo url>
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

further reads

• https://gist.github.com/rickyah/7bc2de953ce42ba07116#cloning-the-svn-repository
• http://www.netinstructions.com/a-slow-migration-to-git-from-svn/