Branching from a branch wouldn't be different from branching from anywhere else. However, since you'd be merging back to a point that's not on the branch that you started from, you should anticipate some conflicts that you'll have to resolve. The number and size of the conflicts depends on how different the two sources (in this case, their production branch and HEAD) are to begin with.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wade Williams Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Branching from a branch Hi all: I've been searching high and low but have not found anything on the web similar to my situation. I've got a project whereby we have to integrate into some source code owned by another organization. That organization uses a CVS repository. With each production release, they create a branch. Presumably at some point they merge that branch into HEAD (though I don't see any tags indicating that). My question is, if I create a branch off their last production release branch, is it possible to merge my branch back to HEAD in the future? If so, should I anticipate any additional challenges as a result of branching off a branch? Thanks for any input, Wade ********************************************************** MLB.com: Where Baseball is Always On
