How do I convert a git repository to mercurial?

Question

I\'ve been developing a java application using git as source code repository. I\'d like to share the project with other java developers and hg seems to be most used by them.

Answer 1

By using the Mercurial Convert extension

Add the following lines to your .hgrc or to enable the extension :

[extensions]
hgext.convert=

And typing a

cd src
hg convert --datesort . dst

(even though it can lead to some issues...)

Note:: metrix reports that this might not work:

     hg convert --datesort src dst

Note: there happens to be a bug with hg convert if you perform this command from a directory other than the source directory.
You will get the following error:

abort: cannot read tags from git-repo4/.git

Confirmed with git 1.7.9 and Mercurial 2.6.2 on Windows XP