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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2009 Robert Zeh
+
+test_description='git svn creates empty directories, calls git gc, makes sure they are still empty'
+. ./lib-git-svn.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'initialize repo' '
+	for i in a b c d d/e d/e/f "weird file name"
+	do
+		svn_cmd mkdir -m "mkdir $i" "$svnrepo"/"$i"
+	done
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone' 'git svn clone "$svnrepo" cloned'
+
+test_expect_success 'git svn gc runs' '
+	(
+		cd cloned &&
+		git svn gc
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git svn mkdirs recreates empty directories after git svn gc' '
+	(
+		cd cloned &&
+		rm -r * &&
+		git svn mkdirs &&
+		for i in a b c d d/e d/e/f "weird file name"
+		do
+			if ! test -d "$i"
+			then
+				echo >&2 "$i does not exist"
+				exit 1
+			fi
+		done
+	)
+'
+
+test_done