How to suggest a package?

Blair Zajac blair at orcaware.com
Wed Jun 3 13:01:14 PDT 2009


Johannes Kastl wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I just installed git-core on my OSX 10.5. But I haven't found a port for
> git-cvsmigration nor an executable installed with the git-core port.
> 
> I then wondered how to suggest this package be added as a port. I
> haven't found a way to contact the git-core maintainer, so I decided to
> ask here first, rather than opening a bug report/ticket.
> 
> What would be the right way? Opening a ticket?
> 
> Thanks for helping.

Is there an actual cvsmigration tool?  According to man gitcvs-migration, one 
needs to do

IMPORTING A CVS ARCHIVE
        First, install version 2.1 or higher of cvsps from
        http://www.cobite.com/cvsps/ and make sure it is in your path. Then cd
        to a checked out CVS working directory of the project you are
        interested in and run git-cvsimport(1):

            $ git cvsimport -C <destination> <module>

        This puts a git archive of the named CVS module in the directory
        <destination>, which will be created if necessary.

And there is a port of cvsps 2.1 in MacPorts.  So you should be good to go.

Regards,
Blair



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