On 9/9/05, Jim Hyslop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Russ Sherk wrote: > > On 9/9/05, Victor Safronovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Hello all! > >> > >> I have a medium cvs experience, i know how to delete a tag(cvs rtag -d), > >> but when i delete a > >> branch(cvs rtag -d my_branch my_module), i receive following message: > >> [...skip...] > >> W /home/cvs/nausite/my_module/file1.tmp,v : my_branch is branch tag : NOT > >> DELETING > >> W /home/cvs/nausite/my_module/file2.tmp,v : my_branch is branch tag : NOT > >> DELETING > >> W /home/cvs/nausite/my_module/file3.tmp,v : my_branch is branch tag : NOT > >> DELETING > >> W /home/cvs/nausite/my_module/file4.tmp,v : my_branch is branch tag : NOT > >> DELETING > >> W /home/cvs/nausite/my_module/file5.tmp,v : my_branch is branch tag : NOT > >> DELETING > >> [...skip...] > >> > >> What am i doing wrong? and Is deleting a branch a safe > >> operation for > >> repository? > > > > > >>From rtag help: > > ------------------------ > > Usage: cvs rtag [-abdFflnR] [-r rev|-D date] tag modules... > > -d Delete the given tag. > > -F Move tag if it already exists. > > !! -B Allow move/delete of branch tag (not recommended). !! > > ------------------------ > > > > Use with caution. > > And only when you really need it. > > If you delete a branch while it is still active (i.e. 'cvs update -r > branch' followed by 'cvs tag -Bd branch') you may get strange behaviour. > Make sure nobody has the files checked out on the branch before removing > its tag. > > > I think it is dangerous because it perminantly > > removes all revisions on the branch (physically deletes them from the > > repository). So be sure you want to remove them. The difference is > > that a regular tag just points to or references a version (MY_TAG=1.3 > > for myfile.txt) so deleting a regular tag just removes the reference. > > Whereas a branch tag creates a new branch on the tree where revisions > > live. Removing the branch removes the home for the revisions and they > > are lost in the ether floating aimlessly... > > How dramatic! And fortunately, how incorrect ;=) > > The only thing that is lost is the convenient way to reference the > branch. All the revisions are still there, with complete history:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/cvs/local/cvs-test > $ cvs st > =================================================================== > File: hello.txt Status: Up-to-date > > Working revision: 1.1 Wed Sep 7 14:09:11 2005 > Repository revision: 1.1 > /my_documents/local_cvs/cvs-test/hello.txt,v > Sticky Tag: base-bt (branch: 1.1.2) > Sticky Date: (none) > Sticky Options: (none) > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/cvs/local/cvs-test > $ echo boo>>hello.txt > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/cvs/local/cvs-test > $ cvs ci -m "change on branch" > Checking in hello.txt; > /my_documents/local_cvs/cvs-test/hello.txt,v <-- hello.txt > new revision: 1.1.2.1; previous revision: 1.1 > done > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/cvs/local/cvs-test > $ cvs up -A > U hello.txt > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/cvs/local/cvs-test > $ cvs tag -B -d base-bt > D hello.txt > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/cvs/local/cvs-test > $ cvs lo hello.txt > > RCS file: /my_documents/local_cvs/cvs-test/hello.txt,v > Working file: hello.txt > head: 1.1 > branch: > locks: strict > access list: > symbolic names: > keyword substitution: kv > total revisions: 2; selected revisions: 2 > description: > ---------------------------- > revision 1.1 > date: 2005/09/07 14:09:11; author: Jim; state: Exp; > branches: 1.1.2; > adding > ---------------------------- > revision 1.1.2.1 > date: 2005/09/09 13:46:25; author: Jim; state: Exp; lines: +1 -0 > change on branch > ============================================================================= > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/cvs/local/cvs-test > $ cvs up -r 1.1.2.1 hello.txt > U hello.txt > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/cvs/local/cvs-test > $ cvs st > =================================================================== > File: hello.txt Status: Up-to-date > > Working revision: 1.1.2.1 Fri Sep 9 13:51:37 2005 > Repository revision: 1.1.2.1 > /my_documents/local_cvs/cvs-test/hello.txt,v > Sticky Tag: 1.1.2.1 > Sticky Date: (none) > Sticky Options: (none) > > > -- > Jim > > Thanks for the clarification Jim. They are left kind of floating around though. Cheers, --Russ _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
