RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-30 Thread Euan Guttridge
nsolidated-tag module [sanity check] cvs commit -m 'blah' module Thanks.. Euan -Original Message- From: Jim.Hyslop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 March 2005 17:20 To: 'Euan Guttridge'; Jim.Hyslop; info-cvs@gnu.org Subject: RE: Checkout's over checkouts. Euan

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-30 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Euan Guttridge wrote: > The problem with doing that, which in fact also applies to my (bad) > suggestion, is that this will 'schedule for removal' all > files in HEAD not > in tag1. Oh, right, missed that. You still don't need the extra tags and branches though: cvs rtag -rtag1 consolidated-tag m

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-30 Thread Euan Guttridge
Jim.Hyslop; info-cvs@gnu.org Subject: RE: Checkout's over checkouts. Euan Guttridge wrote: > I will use the consolidated tag to replace HEAD > ( cvs up -r HEAD -j HEAD -j consolidated-tag module ) That makes it even simpler. You don't need all those extra branches and merges. Just: cvs

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-30 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Euan Guttridge wrote: > I will use the consolidated tag to replace HEAD > ( cvs up -r HEAD -j HEAD -j consolidated-tag module ) That makes it even simpler. You don't need all those extra branches and merges. Just: cvs update -A (make sure you have no un-committed changes) cvs update -jHEAD -jtag1

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-30 Thread Euan Guttridge
Hi Jim I will use the consolidated tag to replace HEAD ( cvs up -r HEAD -j HEAD -j consolidated-tag module ) Euan -Original Message- From: Jim.Hyslop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 March 2005 16:28 To: 'Euan Guttridge'; info-cvs@gnu.org Subject: RE: Checkout's

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-30 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Euan Guttridge wrote: > The best I can think of using CVS is to combine branch + tag1 as tagA, > combine tagA with tag2 as tagB, combine tagB with tag3 as tagC etc.. Sorry, one question I forgot to ask - once you have this consolidated tag, what will you do with it? Will you be doing further develo

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-30 Thread Euan Guttridge
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim.Hyslop Sent: 29 March 2005 17:59 To: info-cvs@gnu.org Subject: RE: Checkout's over checkouts. Euan Guttridge wrote: > Thanks for the input Jim and Rick, to clarify > > Objective: > - check out a branch to workspa

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Euan Guttridge wrote: > [EUAN] A number of files will have the same tag, i.e. if you > check out tag1 > you will get 20 files. This will be done weekly. OK, now let's back up a step. Why are you doing this? What are you trying to accomplish with this procedure? -- Jim Hyslop Senior Software Des

Re: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Russ Sherk
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:08:15 +0100, Euan Guttridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Jim.Hyslop > Sent: 29 March 2005 17:59 > To: info-cvs@gnu.org > Subject: RE: Che

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Euan Guttridge
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim.Hyslop Sent: 29 March 2005 17:59 To: info-cvs@gnu.org Subject: RE: Checkout's over checkouts. Euan Guttridge wrote: > Thanks for the input Jim and Rick, to clarify > > Objective: > - c

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Euan Guttridge wrote: > Thanks for the input Jim and Rick, to clarify > > Objective: > - check out a branch to workspace > - *overwrite* a number of those files in workspace from > various tags (not > update so there is no possibility of merge conflicts) > - tag the consolidated workspace > > Ca

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Euan Guttridge
es by name (too many) - I will use two or more tag sets (of potentially 20 + files each) Thanks Euan -Original Message- From: Jim.Hyslop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 March 2005 17:34 To: 'Rick Genter'; Jim.Hyslop; Euan Guttridge; info-cvs@gnu.org Subject: RE: Checkout&#

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Rick Genter
> -Original Message- > From: Jim.Hyslop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:34 AM > To: Rick Genter; Jim.Hyslop; Euan Guttridge; info-cvs@gnu.org > Subject: RE: Checkout's over checkouts. > > If I understand the original message correc

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Rick Genter wrote: > > From: Jim.Hyslop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > That will not replace the files, just apply a sticky tag to your > working > > directory. > You're right, of course. The last command should be > > cvs up -rtag file1 file2 ... fileN Same effect. If I understand the original

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Jim.Hyslop
I wrote: > Euan Guttridge wrote: > > I want to check out a branch, then subsequent tagged files on > > top of that > > branch. I do not want to -j merge the subsequent tagged > files into the > > branch but do a wholesale replacement. What is the best > method please? > Actually, a -j would do t

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Rick Genter
> -Original Message- > From: Jim.Hyslop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:37 AM > To: Rick Genter; Euan Guttridge; info-cvs@gnu.org > Subject: RE: Checkout's over checkouts. > > Rick Genter wrote: > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Rick Genter wrote: > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Euan Guttridge > > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:29 AM > > To: 'info-cvs@gnu.org' > > Subject: Checkout's over checkouts. > > > > I want to check out a branch, then subsequent tagged files on top of > that > > branch. I do not want to

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Euan Guttridge wrote: > I want to check out a branch, then subsequent tagged files on > top of that > branch. I do not want to -j merge the subsequent tagged files into the > branch but do a wholesale replacement. What is the best method please? Actually, a -j would do the job: cvs update -A [mak

RE: Checkout's over checkouts.

2005-03-29 Thread Rick Genter
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Euan Guttridge > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:29 AM > To: 'info-cvs@gnu.org' > Subject: Checkout's over checkouts. > > I want to check out a branch, then subsequent tagged files on top of that > branch