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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2010-01-17 15:58:11 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2010-01-17 15:58:11 -0800
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Merge branch 'sr/gfi-options'
* sr/gfi-options: fast-import: add (non-)relative-marks feature fast-import: allow for multiple --import-marks= arguments fast-import: test the new option command fast-import: add option command fast-import: add feature command fast-import: put marks reading in its own function fast-import: put option parsing code in separate functions
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
index e6d364f53..ae87f0922 100644
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@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ OPTIONS
set of marks. If a mark is defined to different values,
the last file wins.
+--relative-marks::
+ After specifying --relative-marks= the paths specified
+ with --import-marks= and --export-marks= are relative
+ to an internal directory in the current repository.
+ In git-fast-import this means that the paths are relative
+ to the .git/info/fast-import directory. However, other
+ importers may use a different location.
+
+--no-relative-marks::
+ Negates a previous --relative-marks. Allows for combining
+ relative and non-relative marks by interweaving
+ --(no-)-relative-marks= with the --(import|export)-marks=
+ options.
+
--export-pack-edges=<file>::
After creating a packfile, print a line of data to
<file> listing the filename of the packfile and the last
@@ -303,6 +317,15 @@ and control the current import process. More detailed discussion
standard output. This command is optional and is not needed
to perform an import.
+`feature`::
+ Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or
+ abort if it does not.
+
+`option`::
+ Specify any of the options listed under OPTIONS that do not
+ change stream semantic to suit the frontend's needs. This
+ command is optional and is not needed to perform an import.
+
`commit`
~~~~~~~~
Create or update a branch with a new commit, recording one logical
@@ -846,6 +869,62 @@ Placing a `progress` command immediately after a `checkpoint` will
inform the reader when the `checkpoint` has been completed and it
can safely access the refs that fast-import updated.
+`feature`
+~~~~~~~~~
+Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or abort if
+it does not.
+
+....
+ 'feature' SP <feature> LF
+....
+
+The <feature> part of the command may be any string matching
+^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z-]*$ and should be understood by fast-import.
+
+Feature work identical as their option counterparts with the
+exception of the import-marks feature, see below.
+
+The following features are currently supported:
+
+* date-format
+* import-marks
+* export-marks
+* relative-marks
+* no-relative-marks
+* force
+
+The import-marks behaves differently from when it is specified as
+commandline option in that only one "feature import-marks" is allowed
+per stream. Also, any --import-marks= specified on the commandline
+will override those from the stream (if any).
+
+`option`
+~~~~~~~~
+Processes the specified option so that git fast-import behaves in a
+way that suits the frontend's needs.
+Note that options specified by the frontend are overridden by any
+options the user may specify to git fast-import itself.
+
+....
+ 'option' SP <option> LF
+....
+
+The `<option>` part of the command may contain any of the options
+listed in the OPTIONS section that do not change import semantics,
+without the leading '--' and is treated in the same way.
+
+Option commands must be the first commands on the input (not counting
+feature commands), to give an option command after any non-option
+command is an error.
+
+The following commandline options change import semantics and may therefore
+not be passed as option:
+
+* date-format
+* import-marks
+* export-marks
+* force
+
Crash Reports
-------------
If fast-import is supplied invalid input it will terminate with a