This is http://mercurial.selenic.com/bts/issue1148 and http://mercurial.selenic.com/bts/issue1447 $ "$TESTDIR/hghave" cvs || exit 80 $ cvscall() > { > cvs -f "$@" > /dev/null > } $ echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "convert = " >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "graphlog = " >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "[convert]" >> $HGRCPATH $ echo "cvsps.cache=0" >> $HGRCPATH create cvs repository $ mkdir cvsrepo $ cd cvsrepo $ CVSROOT=`pwd` $ export CVSROOT $ CVS_OPTIONS=-f $ export CVS_OPTIONS $ cd .. $ cvscall -q -d "$CVSROOT" init Create a new project $ mkdir src $ cd src $ echo "1" > a $ echo "1" > b $ cvscall import -m "init" src v0 r0 | sort $ cd .. $ cvscall co src cvs checkout: Updating src $ cd src Branch the project $ cvscall tag -b BRANCH cvs tag: Tagging . $ cvscall up -r BRANCH > /dev/null cvs update: Updating . Modify file a, then b, then a $ sleep 1 $ echo "2" > a $ cvscall ci -m "mod a" cvs commit: Examining . $ echo "2" > b $ cvscall ci -m "mod b" cvs commit: Examining . $ sleep 1 $ echo "3" > a $ cvscall ci -m "mod a again" cvs commit: Examining . Convert $ cd .. $ hg convert src assuming destination src-hg initializing destination src-hg repository connecting to $TESTTMP/cvsrepo scanning source... collecting CVS rlog 7 log entries creating changesets 5 changeset entries sorting... converting... 4 Initial revision 3 init 2 mod a 1 mod b 0 mod a again updating tags Check the result $ hg -R src-hg glog --template '{rev} ({branches}) {desc} files: {files}\n' o 5 () update tags files: .hgtags | | o 4 (BRANCH) mod a again files: a | | | o 3 (BRANCH) mod b files: b | | | o 2 (BRANCH) mod a files: a | | | o 1 (v0) init files: |/ o 0 () Initial revision files: a b issue 1447 $ cvscall() > { > cvs -f "$@" > /dev/null > sleep 1 > } $ cvsci() > { > cvs -f ci "$@" >/dev/null > sleep 1 > } $ cvscall -Q -d `pwd`/cvsmaster2 init $ cd cvsmaster2 $ CVSROOT=`pwd` $ export CVSROOT $ mkdir foo $ cd .. $ cvscall -Q co -d cvswork2 foo $ cd cvswork2 $ echo foo > a.txt $ echo bar > b.txt $ cvscall -Q add a.txt b.txt $ cvsci -m "Initial commit" cvs commit: Examining . $ echo foo > b.txt $ cvsci -m "Fix b on HEAD" cvs commit: Examining . $ echo bar > a.txt $ cvsci -m "Small fix in a on HEAD" cvs commit: Examining . $ cvscall -Q tag -b BRANCH $ cvscall -Q up -P -rBRANCH $ echo baz > b.txt $ cvsci -m "Change on BRANCH in b" cvs commit: Examining . $ hg debugcvsps -x --parents foo collecting CVS rlog 5 log entries creating changesets 4 changeset entries --------------------- PatchSet 1 Date: * (glob) Author: * (glob) Branch: HEAD Tag: (none) Log: Initial commit Members: a.txt:INITIAL->1.1 b.txt:INITIAL->1.1 --------------------- PatchSet 2 Date: * (glob) Author: * (glob) Branch: HEAD Tag: (none) Branchpoints: BRANCH Parent: 1 Log: Fix b on HEAD Members: b.txt:1.1->1.2 --------------------- PatchSet 3 Date: * (glob) Author: * (glob) Branch: HEAD Tag: (none) Branchpoints: BRANCH Parent: 2 Log: Small fix in a on HEAD Members: a.txt:1.1->1.2 --------------------- PatchSet 4 Date: * (glob) Author: * (glob) Branch: BRANCH Tag: (none) Parent: 3 Log: Change on BRANCH in b Members: b.txt:1.2->1.2.2.1 $ cd ..