Re: git/hg Gnus repository

["Eric Schulte" <schulte.eric@gmail.com>]

David Engster <deng@randomsample.de> writes:

> "Eric Schulte" <schulte.eric@gmail.com> wrote on top:
>> Now that this has been accomplished, is there any chance of a publicly
>> readable git repo tracking the cvs gnus repo?  Thanks -- Eric
>
> I was only able to import roughly the last year of changes, so my
> private git repo only contains a subset of files. The others are simply
> copied without history.
>
> For having a useful git clone with the full history, one would still
> need a copy of the full CVS repo for a conversion. Using git-cvsimport
> over the net would take ages and hammer the server to no end.
>
> -David

I don't think history is as important as tracking new changes moving
forward.  This isn't anything more than a convenience, but I find it
very nice to be able to use git to, for example, track Emacs
development.

Best -- Eric