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Re: Move (merge) project from one repository to another (project exists


From: Jim Hyslop
Subject: Re: Move (merge) project from one repository to another (project exists in both)
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:35:04 -0500
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Russ Sherk wrote:
> Any ideas?
> 
> On 2 Feb 2006 05:18:35 -0800, Xapp <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>Currently we have 2 repo's with the same project.  R_1/mod_A,
>>R_2/mod_A.  For some reason, R_1/mod_A was abandoned and development
>>proceded on R_2/mod_A.  R_1 is our main repo and we want to move
>>R_2/mod_a to R_1.
>>
>>I know that a project can be moved from repo to repo with the only real
>>impact being to checked out copies [1], [2].  Is it possible to move
>>R_2/mod_a to R_1/mod_a without losing history?

If R_1 and R_2 were in sync at the time R_1 was abandoned, then you will
not lose any information, since R_1 and R_2 share a common base point.
Otherwise:

>>  Or would it be better
>>to move the unwanted project out of the way and replace (copy) it with
>>the new one?

do this if the two projects were not in sync, and keeping the history of
R_1 is important.

- --
Jim Hyslop
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