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Re: [Q] synching main branch changes into a branch


From: Donald Sharp
Subject: Re: [Q] synching main branch changes into a branch
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 10:00:55 -0500
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You want to merge into the branch.  Your method would cause you problems
if you made a change in a file on your branch and a change was made on
mainline.  See Chapter 5 of the cvs manual, Branching and merging.
Specifically section(s) 5.6 and 5.7.

donald
On Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 02:57:23PM +0100, Steinar Bang wrote:
> I would like to do some experimentation in a branch of a module, while 
> at the same time staying in sync with the main branch.
> 
> If I:
>  1. tag all the files in the module with a branch tag 
>  2. check out a copy of the module with the branch tag, and another
>     copy of the module on the main branch
>  3. every time someone else does changes to the module, update my main 
>     branch copy and do a "cvs tag -F whatever_branch_tag" (is this
>     enough?  Or do I need a "-r" as well?)
> 
> Is this right or wrong?  Will it work the way I think it will work?
> Am I cluttering the repository files with branch versions that never
> will be used?
> 
> 
> Thanx!
> 
> 
> - Steinar
> 
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