Re: [boost] CVS development branches?

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-03-08 23:10:53

----- Original Message -----
From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>

> if your working copy is the branch, the a "cvs add" will add the file
> to
>  >the branch, it won't be part of the main trunk and will be located in
the
>  >attic of the actual repository.
>
> I figured that out, finally, by mistake.  The sequence of operations that
> works is tag (AKA branch), update (on the branch), add, commit.

You can also use this technique if you've checked out and modified a file on
the main trunk, but you want to check it in on a branch without modifying
the main trunk:

tag (AKA branch), update, commit

-Dave