3
votes
2answers
961 views
Importing a subversion repository on a Mac
I'm running OS X 10.6.2 and have a subversion repository that I wish to import into Kiln. Surely there must be a sequence of steps I can follow to import the svn repository into a …
11
votes
1answer
3k views
What’s the best way to adapt our existing Subversion project layout to Mercurial using Kiln’s Project > Repo Group > Repo heirarchy?
Historically I have kept our data in a SVN tree with a layout like
/Trunk/ProjectA
/Trunk/ProjectB
/Branches/ProjectA
/Branches/ProjectB
/Tags/ProjectA
/Tags/ProjectB
I'm just …
0
votes
1answer
80 views
mirror subversion repo to kiln repo
It would be an ideal offsite backup if I could use svnsync to mirror my subversion repository to my mercurial kiln repo.
6
votes
1answer
2k views
How are SVN externals handled best in Kiln?
In Subversion I have setup my projects so that common libraries are linked as externals into the project folder.
What is a reasonable approach in Kiln to handle files common to mu …
0
votes
1answer
459 views
Repository import failing with error "svnsync: Path ‘[some path]’ not present
I am trying to import a repo that's hosted by Codesion. I put in the url for the Kiln Repository Import tool and it correctly updates the combo box to "Subversion". I can then ki …
1
vote
1answer
222 views
Kilm Import from SVN fails with svn:sync-lock not in UTF-8
Hi,
at the moment I am trying to import an existing SVN repository to Kiln using the Kiln Importer tool. It detects the SVN repo, gets the revisions, but when I tell it to import, …
4
votes
4answers
1k views
Can I use Mercurial locally, and update from/push to a Subversion repository?
As a freelancer, I often work at companies who use Subversion repositories.
It’d be handy if I could use Mercurial to get code from these repositories, track my changes when I’m o …
1
vote
2answers
253 views
Can’t import subversion 1.5.7 repository
Hi I'm trying to use the Kiln Repository Import tool and keep getting an error that says "A recent version of Subversion does not appear to be installed. Please make sure Subversio …
6
votes
3answers
908 views
How do distributed version control systems help prevent merge conflicts?
Hi All,
I have been trying out Mercurial (in parallel with svn) to see if I can find scenarios where a DVCS can provide better support for team development over traditional versio …
2
votes
3answers
536 views
Kiln, Mercurial, and different releases (free/non-free) of the same product (project/application/software)
Hello. I'm currently using Subversion and am evaluating the possibility of switching to Mercurial and possibly to Klin. The project we develop has basically two releases: free (con …
1
vote
1answer
141 views
Can I replace “subversion” with “cvs” in the hg tutorial?
When reading Joel's awesome HgInit: Subversion Re-education tutorial, can I just pretend that Subversion is equal to CVS while reading it through? I've never used Subversion, so I …
2
votes
1answer
353 views
Subversion and multiple repositories
In my organization when we have multiple application teams, and...
Each team wants their own VCS on the own server, and
Some teams are stuck on Subversion
Can Kiln support this …
1
vote
1answer
578 views
Is it possible to convert Subversion tags into Mercurial tags when Subversion is in a /trunk/project hierarchy?
Following up on Is it possible to convert Subversion tags into Mercurial tags?, the importer should "just work" for an SVN repo set up as:
/ProjectA/trunk
/ProjectA/tags
/ProjectB …
2
votes
1answer
62 views
Specify authors mapping file with Kiln Importer?
Is there any way to specify the authors mapping file (equivalent of --authors options with hg convert) when using the Kiln Importer to import from Subversion?
1
vote
1answer
433 views
Subversion import from NTLM-secured HTTPS repository fails
When I point the importer at a URL like https://svn-01/svn/DTC/trunk/ I get:
svnsync: Server sent unexpected return value (401 Authorization Required) in response to PROPFIND requ …