git cvsimport missing tags

Question

I'm migrating huge CVS repository into git and I've figured out that not all tags were migrated (the history looks ok). Probably it's because the Tags in CVS were created not on the whole repository, but on particular folders, and in addition some files in CVS history are dead.

git cvsimport -p -x -v -a -i -d :pserver:ysn@uaap01:/mitarepo -C F:/GitImport Libs/WP/Include/drivers cvs_direct initialized to CVSROOT /mitarepo cvs rlog: Logging Mitalib/WP4000/Include/drivers * UNKNOWN LINE * Branches: Branch WP100_1_2_0_CANopen erroneously stems from itself -- changed ancestor to origin Branch origin does not exist! * UNKNOWN LINE * Branches: Skipping WP100_1_2_0_CANopen * UNKNOWN LINE * Branches: * UNKNOWN LINE * Branches:

I tried to import only specific folder from CVS, but the Tags are still missing

From all CVS Tags only API_4_51 and RE_OS_API_3_9 were imported, the rest was not. Is there a way to diagnose and fix this issue? By the way I can checkout any necessary files from CVS by Tags without a problem and commit 1.3 was migrated to Git normally.

Answer 1

I've had good luck with a huge repo with all manner of tags using cvs2git https://github.com/mhagger/cvs2svn

(cvs2git is part of cvs2svn. If you see links to cvs2git.tigris.org the above GitHub link is the same project in its new home.)