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We are the developers of Plastic SCM, a full version control stack (not a Git variant). We work on the strongest branching and merging you can find, and a core that doesn't cringe with huge binaries and repos. We also develop the GUIs, mergetools and everything needed to give you the full version control stack.

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Migrate from Mercurial

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Ma Nu 0 Comments

Here it comes: A new entry about how to migrate your existing repository into Plastic SCM! This time, the unwitting subject of our inquiry is .... Mercurial!

Things we need:
  • An Hg repository
  • Git installed
  • Plastic SCM


Hg-Fast-Export Tool

Download the hg-fast-export tool from HERE. This Python tool will allow us to migrate the Hg repository to a Git repository. Download and decompress the tool, then issue the following commands to migrate the repository into Git.

$ ...
$ mkdir hg_migrated_repository
$ cd hg_migrated_repository
$ git init
$ /path/to/hg-fast-export.sh -r /path/to/hg_repo
$ ...

I know this seems a bit roundabout, so let me explain. The hg-fast-export tool creates an import package that's in the old standard "inline" format. Plastic SCM does not support that format yet (though we plan on it soon!), instead opting to support Git's newer and more efficient import package format. Git is then the logical go-between to get from Hg to our very own Plastic SCM.

Import to Plastic SCM

As you know from previous blog posts, you only need to fast-export the Git repository and finally fast-import it into Plastic SCM. Here's a refresher:

$ ...
$ git fast-export --all -C --tag-of-filtered-object=drop --signed-tags=strip > repo.fe
$ cm fast-import myHgrepo@localhost:8087 repo.fe
$ ...

And that's all! Easy, right?

Manuel Lucio
I'm in charge of the Customer Support area.
I deal with complex setups, policies and working methodologies on a daily basis.
Prior to taking full responsibility of support, I worked as software engineer. I have been in charge of load testing for quite some time, so if you want to know how well Plastic compares to SVN or P4 under a really heavy load, I'm your guy.
I like to play with Arduino GPS devices, mountain biking and playing tennis.
You can find me hooked to my iPhone, skate-boarding or learning Korean... and also here @mrcatacroquer.

Ma Nu

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