[cvsnt] Re: cvs server: warning: new-born newfile.txt hasdisappeared

[Matt Schuckmann]

I agree with you Daniel the -b -B options don't give you the same 
functionality that a change branch does.

Matt S.

Daniel Lapolla wrote:
> Arthur Barrett wrote:
> 
>> Daniel,
>>
>> Tony mentioned very early in this thread that perhaps the change sets in
>> CVSNT would be a better way to solve the problem than all these banches.
>>
>>
>> See the -B and -b switches on cvs "edit", "unedit", "update" and
>> "commit" commands.
>>
>> People only used to use branches and tags for "CR"'s because the older
>> CVS did not have native support for change sets.
> 
> 
> Arthur
> 
> I disagree with you.
> 
> Change set grouping is one of the benefits. Others are, for example code 
> isolation & promotion, ability to select the what CRs you want to 
> integrate, without depending on a developer's working copy, ability for 
> the developers to have save points for the CR being developed, among 
> several others...
> 
> I'm sure that -B/-b options don't give you all the benefits you get with 
> a CR branch.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Daniel