Thanks for the clarification. I would like to branch one file. Could I just
branch the one file or do I need to branch out the whole project because of the
1 file?
cvs co -r1.33 fileA
cvs tag -b -r1.33 fileA
I'm not clear on the syntax.
> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:24:30 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL
> PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Checking out an old file,
> modifying and checking it back in> > Res Pons wrote, On 09/15/2008 04:48 PM:>
> > Hi all> > > > If I check out an old revision of a file, modify, > > and
> check it back in, > > does the revision automatically branch or does it > >
> move to the top of the stack as the latest revision?> > > > e.g.> > > > fileA
> current revision 1.50> > fileA old revision to be modified 1.33. > > > > I
> would like to check out fileA rev 1.33, > > make changes and check it back
> into CVS. > > Would it be checked in as 1.33.1 or 1.51 automatically?> > > >
> neither.> because you have checked out with a 'sticky tag'[1] of a version,
> i.e., you did> cvs checkout -r1.33 fileA> CVS will not let you commit any
> changes to that checkout.> If you want a branch, you need to do a branch
> tag.> If you want to replace the contents from rev 1.50 with the contents of
> 1.33 > into 1.51, (from the link below[1])> cvs checkout fileA> #then either>
> cvs checkout -p -r1.33 fileA > fileA> #or IIRC> cvs update -j1.50 -j1.33
> fileA> > cvs commit> > > > [1]
> http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.23/cvs_4.html#SEC53> > > -- > Todd
> Denniston> Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)>
> Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter
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