Repo management: 2 repos that need to be merged
Hi all! I am in research and am currently writing up a paper. Though initially not supposed to be that way, this paper will now be comprised of two different projects, both having their own repo, with hundreds of commits and over 30 issues with > 1000 replies total. Now, I am writing with sweave and sourcing codes in two repos. This is fine for me as I have both locally, but I can't move on with this for science reproducibility, co-author work, code hygiene etc.
I am hesitating between the following options:
Merge the one with fewer commits with the other one
Create a new repo and move only the necessary stuff, abandoning the other two.
Create a project? I have never worked with that and that may be a bad option.
I am more than open to new ideas and your general input!