On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Antonio Valentino <antonio.valent...@tiscali.it> wrote: > Hi Etienne, > > Il giorno Fri, 7 Oct 2011 11:17:34 -0300 > Etienne Tourigny <etourigny....@gmail.com> ha scritto: > >> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Antonio Valentino >> <antonio.valent...@tiscali.it> wrote: >> > Hi Etienne, >> > >> > Il 06/10/2011 22:01, Etienne Tourigny ha scritto: >> >> Thanks for the information. It seems that using git-svn is more >> >> suited for working locally, and then commiting back to the svn >> >> repos, or as an easy way to stay in-sync with the main repos (like >> >> you do). >> >> >> > >> > IMHO the trick is using a separate branch for developing new >> > features in order to be able to use git freely. >> >> >> Is there a way to create a git repo from a subdirectory of the svn? > > Yes: > > $ git svn clone https://svn.osgeo.org/gdal/trunk/gdal/frmts/netcdf >
Thanks! that's what I thought > >> I'm not sure such a thing is possible, because the git stuff is at the >> root of the source tree >> >> I really just need the frmts/netcdf directory, which is the best >> option (and which is possible)? >> >> 1) get a clone of just that directory using git svn ; create a branch; >> push to a new git repos >> 2) get a clone of the full source tree using git svn ; create a branch >> ; push the subdirectory to a new git repos >> >> regards, >> Etienne > > I'm not sure to understand what do you want. > If you clone the entire repo and then you create a branch, the new > branch will include the complete source tree (I suppose). > What I meant was, can I clone the entire repo, but only create a git repo with just the subdirectory? This way I can have the entire source tree within my git-svn setup, but I don't have to copy the entire source when I create a new repo on git, and any new branches I would create. > > regards > > -- > Antonio Valentino > _______________________________________________ gdal-dev mailing list gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/gdal-dev
