export-surround-to-git
Python script to export history from Seapine Surround in a format parsable by git fast-import.
This method is capable of preserving complete history, timestamps, authors, comments, branches, snapshots, etc.
Usage
usage: export-surround-to-git.py [-h] [-m MAINLINE] [-p PATH] [-d DATABASE]
[--version]
[command]
Exports history from Seapine Surround in a format parsable by `git fast-import`.
positional arguments:
command
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-m MAINLINE, --mainline MAINLINE
Mainline branch containing history to export
-p PATH, --path PATH Path containing history to export
-d DATABASE, --database DATABASE
Path to local database (only used when resuming an
export)
--version show program's version number and exit
Example flow
sscm setclient ...
git init my-new-repo
cd my-new-repo
export-surround-to-git.py -m Sandbox -p "Sandbox/Merge Test" | git fast-import --stats --export-marks=marks.txt
...
git repack ...
Further Reading
See the manpage for git fast-import.