[cvsnt] help resurrecting branch revisions

[KNELL, Steve, FM]

Hi

I've managed to resurrect removed files from the trunk using the following
syntax:

	cvs update -j1.3 -j1.2 <filename>

to undo the "remove".

This seems to move the file from the Attic back into the main directory ok.

But I can't get this technique to work for branches.

If I create a branch revision and then cvs remove the branch revision, the
,v file remains in the main directory (i.e. doesn't get moved the Attic, cos
it's still on the HEAD) - the only change is that the branch revision state
is changed to "Dead" (this appears as "FILE REMOVED" in ViewCVS).

I've found that I can resurrect this removed branch by editting the ,v file
directly and replacing the "Dead" state with "Exp".

Does anyone know if this is safe?

Or perhaps there's a better way?

Thanks in advance,
> Steve Knell
> Credit Risk IT
> 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4RB
> Tel: 020 7334 1743
> Mobile: 0770 945 9384
> mail to: Steve.Knell at rbos.com
> 


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