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Error importing SVN report to git using svn2git

I get the following error when importing an SVN repository to git with svn2git:

fatal: EOF in data (285 bytes remaining)

Does anyone know what this error means?

Solution

  • This is caused by a segmentation fault, there is a branch/tag/ in your repository that is causing it to core.

    To get the core files you will need to enable cores: Uncomment this line in /etc/security/limits.conf

    soft  core  unlimited

    Run svn2git, it may take up to 2 hours to get the segmentation fault. Install gdb:

    yum install gdb

    Analyse the core:

    gdb svn2git/svn-all-fast-export core.NNNN

    Get a back trace, type:

    bt

    You should see the branch/tag which caused problems in the back trace. Exclude the branch from processing by updating your ruleset:

    match /branches/broken_branch_name
end match

    See issue opened with owner of svn2git here: https://github.com/svn-all-fast-export/svn2git/issues/26

    Or even easier, pstack <pid of svn2git> and you will see where it is stuck, then Ctrl + C, add the dud branch to your rule set and start svn2git again.