[cvsnt] Re: tagging a branch

[Oliver Giesen]

Stephen Hartley wrote:

> My objective is to create a tag which marks the
> current end of a CVS branch.
> 
> 
> According to
> http://www.psc.edu/~semke/cvs_branches.html:
> 
> "In order to name the current end of a branch of a
> module, use the command
> 
>       cvs rtag -r Branchname Tagname my_module
> "
> 
> which would seem to be exactly what I want - the
> branchname is dynamic in that it reflects any files
> added/modified on this branch when tagging.
> 
> However, according to the description of rtag options
> from cvsnt–Concurrent Versions System 2.5.03.2151
> (source: http://www.cvsnt.org/manual/), and also
> Cederqvist, 
> 
> "-r tag Only tag those files that contain existing tag
> tag."
> 
> Which makes me wonder, if I create a branch and then
> add a file on it, if I pass the branch name as the -r
> parameter, will the new file get included in the tag? 
> (I want it to be included!)
> 
> In other words, does rtag's -r option expect a tag
> name (Static) or a branch name (dynamic).

It's all the same to CVS. Branches are only a special kind of tag
internally. That's why the two description do not contradict eachother.

Hope this helps.

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Oliver
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