RE : TAG and file removing

[Jean-Baptiste BRIAUD]

Ok, the file is now "outside" tag.
It has been deleted from client side.
File can be found in Attic folder on server side.

My question 1 is : how should I reassign tag to this file ?

Is it OK to checkout the file only with a date,
then tag it with exactly the same tag name as before ?


Question 2 : as, in my opinion, the are no reason to
remove a file from a tag, since the tag is here to
keep version history, it's a way to "named" a moment
versus remember the exact date with second precision.

So could CVS server developper remove this dangerous "feature" ?
The rules could be "no commit on a tag".
(OK to commit in a branche, but not in a tag).


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Jean-Baptiste BRIAUD                    Sysdeo
Software engineer               www.sysdeo.com
                         www.eclipsetotale.com

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Ludvig Borgne [mailto:address@hidden 
> Envoyé : jeudi 30 janvier 2003 10:01
> À : Jean-Baptiste BRIAUD; address@hidden
> Objet : RE: TAG and file removing
> 
> 
> Have you tried to check out the tagged version of the module? 
> I'm sure you will find it contains the removed file, just as you want.
> 
> (That's what the Attic is for - to store files that are not
> in the head revision of the trunk, so that they can still be 
> included when a tagged version of the module is check out.)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> /Ludde
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
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> Ludvig Borgne,  Prover Technology AB,  address@hidden,  
www.prover.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-Baptiste BRIAUD [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 15:36
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: TAG and file removing
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> A developper had removed a file in a tagged module.
> How is it possible ?
> 
> Am I missing something ?
> I thought a tag in a module was like a "picture" of all files revision

> number of the module, so you can later checkout the module with
> the tag name.
> But if it's possible to remove file
> (remove and commit !!! It's really in the Attic folder on 
> server side) 
> Then, how will I be able to checkout module with tag name ?
> The resulting checkedout module will not reflect the one I had when I
> tagged it !
> 
> I thought you had to create branch in order to modify a tagged module 
> ...
> 
> Help ! I'm disapointed !!
> 
> (
> There was some threads in the archive,
> but the answers was not clear enought.
> = is it OK or not to remove file from client side in a taged module ? 
> != removng a tag. I don't speak of removing a tag.
> )
> 
>    Thanks CVS users !
> 
> ______________________________________________
> Jean-Baptiste BRIAUD                    Sysdeo
> Software engineer               www.sysdeo.com
>                          www.eclipsetotale.com
> 
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