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Shihab K B wrote: > Hi, > > I have a problem with cvs now. I created a branch > Named Version_2_2. I can check out the project with > this branch name. But when I am trying to add a new > file from some sudirectories its giving the error "cvs > server: cannot add file on non-branch tag". In these > directories CVS/Tag file containg NVersion_2_2. But I > can add files from some other subdirectories. I maild > to lots of mailing lists. I got reply that after > creating the branch Version_2_2, somebody may create a > revision with same name. But in a sample repository I > done the same senario. Some times it happening the > problem, some time it does not happening the problem. > Try to find the files that are tagged with the normal tag Version_2_2 and remove those plain tags (if necessary add the branch tag, in case they didn't get the branch tag previously). Then do a "cvs up -Ar Version_2_2" on that folder you're having trouble with. Use "cvs status -v filename" to check which tags are on a particular file. -- Glen Starrett