mr mch

I recently decided to migrate from subversion to git for all my code work. This came about for a number of reasons, but one of the main reasons was I was tired of managing a subversion repository for a project, and then try to migrate that code into my github account. Using git-svn was a possibility, but I decided it would be easiest to go 100% git.

After a quick Google search to ensure that it was possible to setup multiple repositories for a single project with git, I went ahead.

First, the number one hit on google for “migrate subversion to git” is a blog post by Jon Maddox.

Following those instructions seemed pretty straight forward, but I ran into a known issue with git on OSX; I couldn’t authenticate with my subversion repository (I was accessing it through Apache2). After a few minutes trying to fix authentication I just opened up the repository to the public and then put the permissions back in place when the checkout was complete. Not ideal, but it was the quickest solution.

From there, I used these instructions to setup multiple repositories, so I could chose to push to my personal server, to my github account, to both… or really to anywhere.

While I am constantly in and out of the Terminal, I decided to explore the available GUI’s for git on OSX. A thread on stackoverflow had some options, and after looking at some screenshots I settled on Gity by Aaron (Gingrwzrd). Gity seems to fill my need for a (basic) git GUI, and includes a Textmate bundle that I’ll have to check out later.

A few more repositories to migrate and then I’ll be subversion free! I’m using gitolite, which seems very promising, and I am looking forward to having password-less ssh access to my repositories. This is the last nail in the coffin for Apache on my development server.

We are in Pai now, where we will hang out for a few days before making our way back to Bangkok. There is light at the end of the traveling tunnel, but I’m not sure we are ready to go.

So we are down to the last few hours in Laos; we have a night bus leaving for Thailand in 6 hours. The last few weeks have moved quite quickly, so we’re not sure if we’re ready to leave Laos.

After cycling to Vientiane we spent a few nights relaxing before bussing to the backpacker town of Vang Vieng. Vang Vieng is packed with backpackers who tube down the river, drink, and chill out in bars playing Family Guy and Friends 24/7. We scored a sweet riverside bungalow complete with a cow field and ponies (and a wicked mountain/sunset view), and after a day of relaxing we did a day of guided climbing at one of the local crags. Definitely worth it, definitely planning on returning to Vang Vieng for more climbing some day.

After Vang Vieng we took a ~10 hour minibus ride to Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We intended to relax a bit, but a bike ride to a waterfall turned into an 80km cycle to the waterfall and the distant “northern bus terminal”.

So now we have a ~15 hour bus ride to the Thai border to look forward to, and another ~4 hours after that and we’ll arrive in Chiang Mai, our Thai destination for the next week or two.

Hopefully we’ll have wifi in the guesthouse in Chiang Mai, and we’ll be able to upload some more pictures of our cycle touring.

Until then =]

Quick update as we steal some wifi from a coffee shop here. We’ve updated Google Maps to have our latest location, and we’ll have another update/video in a few days.