hg convert from git doesn't follow renames

[Matt Mackall]

On Mon, 2009-11-02 at 18:54 -0800, Paul Molodowitch wrote:
> Was looking to switch my repo over from git to hg, but I ran into a
> bit of a snag - it seems hg convert from git doesn't preserve renaming
> information.

There is no rename information to preserve. Git does not directly track
renames, it infers them later:

http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitFaq#Whydoesgitnot.22track.22renames.3F

Mercurial currently uses more traditional explicit rename tracking.

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