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author | Richard Maw <richard.maw@codethink.co.uk> | 2012-11-12 10:30:46 +0000 |
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committer | Richard Maw <richard.maw@codethink.co.uk> | 2012-11-12 10:30:46 +0000 |
commit | 969b382cbce96f2fa2d108a650dca3bb210f74b1 (patch) | |
tree | acf47614f9504f4bcbcd1afbc9ee16d4dc250697 | |
parent | 94c70b2a9df151ed409b549614c5bdf019791e5f (diff) | |
download | lorry-969b382cbce96f2fa2d108a650dca3bb210f74b1.tar.gz |
Add a Tips section to README
This bit someone, who was having difficulty with a CVS import, without
knowing there was a git repository on savannah.
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@@ -197,6 +197,21 @@ NOTE: tarball imports are unlikely to give the same commit SHA1 but the tree SHA1 inside (which is what is used for artifact cache IDs) should remain stable. +Tips +---- + +1. Use upstream's git repository whenever possible + + Importing from foreign version control systems is always slower than a + git mirror (with the exception of tarballs because they have less history). + +2. GNU Projects often have a git repository + + Most GNU projects are old compared to git, so were mainly developed in CVS. + Many official websites only mention the CVS or SVN repositories. + They will tend to have a git repository as well though, especially if they + are hosted on savannah. + Legal stuff ----------- |