RE: cvs remove deletes the tag?

[Shawn Matlock]

Larry,

Thank you for the explanation. 


Shawn



-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Jones [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:31 PM
To: Shawn Matlock
Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
Subject: Re: cvs remove deletes the tag?

Shawn Matlock writes:
> 
> My expectation was to have the files removed from CVS. I think I
> understand why the files have not been removed. CVS cannot remove the
> files because it can't create a new revision on a sticky tag.
> 
> I do not understand why tag_B is removed?

In general, there's no such thing as removing a file from CVS.  You can
remove a file from a branch (or the trunk), but other branches are not
affected.  Similarly, when you have a sticky tag that's a revision tag
rather than a branch tag, the CVS philosophy (which not everyone agrees
with) is that you want that file removed from that tag but not from
anywhere else, which is accomplished by removing the tag from the file.

-Larry Jones

It's no fun to play games with a poor sport. -- Calvin