23 Oct
2013
23 Oct
'13
2:54 a.m.
On 22 Oct 2013 at 19:16, Dave Abrahams wrote:
Never gonna happen. The filesystem structure is changed, and there's no reason to expect commits in ancient history to build.
I didn't know that was now the case. For reference, I absolutely agree with this decision, but may I ask a stupid question: why now bother converting any history at all if historical checkouts are no longer viable?
The list demanded it.
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We tried to do that. We even had a solution for people who wanted to graft on an accurate SVN history. It didn't fly.
Jeesh. Those people owe you and Daniel a very large and shiny present. Niall -- Currently unemployed and looking for work. Work Portfolio: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/nialldouglas/