> It's a long shot, but have you tried the `cvs update -A` option to > clear all sticky tags?
Yes, this is the usual way I update to HEAD. CVS keeps updating the
new file in the branch and the trunk, which hasn't changed.
> Does the same behaviour occur if you checkout the files into a new
> working area ("sandbox")? Example:
>
> cvs co yourmodule
> cd yourmodule
> cvs update -r branch
> cvs update -r HEAD
Yes, the behaviour remains.
