When you check out a git repository that contains svn externals, it will simply ignore them. What people have done is create many scripts, many of them mentioned in this question How do I keep an svn:external up to date using git-svn?. The problem is that while numerous scripts are floating on the internet, I have yet to find one that was actually robust. By robust, I mean specifically:
- It can handle svn externals pegged to a particular revision
- It can handle svn externals that point to a file instead of a directory
Because these are 2 issues with my repository that seem to bring most scripts down. I have no interest in using smartgit.
Is there such a script? Does anyone have a script that is “almost there” that could be adapted to these 2 things rather quickly?
No, there is no perfect solution that just works. You can refer to:
How do I keep an svn:external up to date using git-svn?
git & svn externals – a final solution yet?