Convert the SVN repository to GitLab

Following this guide allows one to convert a specific SVN repository to a GitLab project, including turning SVN revisions to commits and the participants to GitLab users.

• SSH to phobos.apoyar This server is reserved for maintenance/support and has all relevant software installed.
• Obtain the SVN url of the repository in question. The one used has already been converted, use it as an example.
• cd to /home/neal/git/svn This is an empty folder reserved for the conversion process:
  • git svn clone --no-minimize-url http://saturn:8008/svn/Apoyar/BMAPI/BleckmannApi .
• Examine the results in the folder. Use git status to check.
• Create new project on GitLab. Copy its url. In this example, the BleckmannAPI project has been used, please use yours.
• Push to GitLab:
  • git remote add origin https://gitlab.apoyar.eu/root/BleckmannAPI.git
  • git push –u origin master
• GitLab will now show all commits and files of the repository. Only master branch will exist
• if there is a non-existing user(s) in commits:
  • Open the project in GitLab
  • Browse through the commits
  • Copy and paste all user emails you found to text file
  • Make the master branch unprotected
  • Copy the git-author-rewrite.sh file (residing in the parent folder: /home/neal/git/) to the current svn folder.
  • Edit the file and replace the following values with their current ones:.
    • OLD_EMAIL=" "
    • CORRECT_NAME=" "
    • CORRECT_EMAIL
  • Run ./git-author-rewrite.sh
  • Push the changes over:
    • git push --force --tags origin 'refs/heads/*'
  • check whether it’s OK
  • delete the backup:
    • git update-ref -d refs/original/refs/heads/master
  • if there are more usernames just repeat the steps from Edit the file and replace the values in question.