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Use a sqlite3 database to store the blob data if available
This is much more performant than using a filesystem when we are
dealing with a large number of blobs.
If sqlite3 is not available, then fallback to writing to the filesystem.
In both cases, the blob data is compressed before writing to save space.
A new option has also been added to specify a path for persistent blob data.
This is only really important for large continuous interations where the
source data has no concept of export marks and thus only gets bigger.
What we gain here is a reduction in the write load on the disk.
| author | Roy Marples <roy@marples.name> |
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| date | Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:59:21 +0000 |
| parents | f58882dce2d7 |
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============= hg-fastimport ============= WARNING: this extension is incomplete and lightly tested. It is currently intended for Mercurial developers or particularly daring users. hg-fastimport is a Mercurial extension for importing Git's fast-import dumps into Mercurial. fast-import is a file format for representing the entire history of a version control repository. This file format was designed to make it easier to write tools which convert from foreign (non-Git) VCS repository formats into Git; such tools exist for CVS, Mercurial, Darcs, and Perforce. ============== How to Install ============== Using Pip --------- You can install the latest released version using pip:: $ pip install --user hg-fastimport Then enable it in yourn hgrc:: [extensions] fastimport = From Source ----------- To install a local version from source:: $ hg clone https://roy.marples.name/hg/hg-fastimport/ $ cd hg-fastimport $ pip install --user . Then enable it in your hgrc:: [extensions] fastimport = ========== How to Use ========== To import into a brand-new Mercurial repository:: $ hg init new $ cd new $ hg fastimport --datesort FILE... where FILE... is a list of one or more fast-import dumps.