[cvsnt] Re: Update problem after renaming and tagging - 2.0.62.1873 [ Vírusmentes]

Tony Hoyle tmh at nodomain.org
Tue Feb 8 15:27:55 GMT 2005


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Zoltan.Szathmary at generali.hu wrote:
> I think there is some problem with this experimental rename.
> Here are 2 sample:
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - -  -
> - cvs rename file1 file2
>   Now in the Tag admin file (in CVS subdir) there is a line: T:1.2 .
> - cvs tag -- cTag file2
> - "cvs update -P -r cTag" command on parent directory result:

Note that you haven't committed the rename...

>   cvs server: Updating .
>   U file1
>   cvs server: file2 is no longer in the repository
> 
>   which is no good, because I tagged the new "file2"

This correct anyway, since you only renamed the file on the HEAD not the 
tag cTag, even if you had committed it.

Tony



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