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Stephen Hartley wrote: > My objective is to create a tag which marks the > current end of a CVS branch. > > > According to > http://www.psc.edu/~semke/cvs_branches.html: > > "In order to name the current end of a branch of a > module, use the command > > cvs rtag -r Branchname Tagname my_module > " > > which would seem to be exactly what I want - the > branchname is dynamic in that it reflects any files > added/modified on this branch when tagging. > > However, according to the description of rtag options > from cvsnt–Concurrent Versions System 2.5.03.2151 > (source: http://www.cvsnt.org/manual/), and also > Cederqvist, > > "-r tag Only tag those files that contain existing tag > tag." > > Which makes me wonder, if I create a branch and then > add a file on it, if I pass the branch name as the -r > parameter, will the new file get included in the tag? > (I want it to be included!) > > In other words, does rtag's -r option expect a tag > name (Static) or a branch name (dynamic). It's all the same to CVS. Branches are only a special kind of tag internally. That's why the two description do not contradict eachother. Hope this helps. -- Oliver ---- ------------------ JID: ogiesen at jabber.org ICQ: 18777742 (http://wwp.icq.com/18777742)