RE: Problems after branching

[Jim.Hyslop]

KS wrote:
> cvs watch is probably on.  just change the unix permissions on the 
> working copy and it should temporarily fix it.  the other 
> option is to 
> use cvs edit and unedit before and after doing work on the 
> working copy, 
> but it has its own side effects.
> 
> Maik Walter wrote:
> > (cvs add: cannot add file on non-branch tag buildXY-branch).

Please study and understand what the 'cvs edit', 'cvs watch' and 'cvs
unedit' commands do, and what errors they will generate. They have nothing
at all to do with the error Maik posted.

In addition, if 'cvs watch' is on, then the correct thing for you to do is
to issue a 'cvs edit' command, not to change the permissions manually. That
is the whole point of these "side effects" you mentioned. Someone applied
cvs watch for a reason - do not subvert that reason by simply restoring read
access locally.

-- 
Jim Hyslop
Senior Software Designer
Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com )
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts )