Converting CVS repository with huge binary files

[Isaac Jurado]

The --datesort seems to generate trouble.  It has appeared before in
the list.  If you check the wiki page
http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/ConvertExtension you'll find:

<quote>
--datesort

Normally convert will import revisions in an order that produces the
fewest jumps between branches in the commit log. If you want to make
the revision order in the destination more closely match that of the
parent, use the --datesort flag.

Note that this option might well increase the size of the destination
repo by 10-20 times. You have been warned.
</quote>

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Stephen Rasku<srasku at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just tried to convert a CVS module to Mercurial.  It has huge binary
> files and it failed after 6 hours after converting only 10 of over 60
> changesets.  I was using the --datesort option.  Would it help to omit
> it?  Is there anything else I can do?  It looks like the CVS server
> has 4G of RAM.
>
> ...Stephen
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