[darcs-users] Converting multiple CVS branches to darcs

[Elmo Mäntynen]

VMiklos wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 05:20:32PM -0400, Ari Johnson <iamtheari at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Basically, I want to make the tailor-generated stable-0-71 branch
>> appear to darcs to be a branch from head and not a completely
>> independent repository.  I am therefore trying to find a way to
>>     
>
> in darcs, 2 repos are independent if there are no common patches. so
> branching is just about to duplicate the repo, a simple "darcs get" does
> the trick. don't worry about the disk space, darcs will use hardlinks if
> possible
>
>   
>> and then sits at 100% CPU for as long as I let it (I've let it go for
>> at least two hours before) after I finish making my selections.
>>     
>
> search the bug database, if there is no such issue there then include
> the necessary details in a mail to bugs at darcs.net, please
>
> udv / greetings,
> VMiklos
>   
Ari:
> Using "tailor," I have been able to convert each branch to a darcs
> repository with its full history in nice patches rather than random
> one-file patches as CVS produces. 

Am I right in guessing that you have independently converted each
branch? If so, does tailor create hash-wise matching patches from
different branches? If not, darcs' having a time of its life applying
patches that do the same to same files as the patches already in. Though
it should report the conflicts early on to make it obvious. Tell if I
shot way off the target =)

Elmo