RE: HEAD versus Trunk

[Rod Macpherson]

To paraphrase your answer: "because". 
 
>> The tip of the trunk is what you get when you don't specify *any* revision 
>> or date
 
Yeah, I know. It's also what you get when you specify HEAD: the tip. 
 
>> Use update -A to...
 
Yeah, I know, I've been removing sticky tags with update -A since I was knee 
high to a grasshopper. My question was deeper than that... [audible ooooo] :)
 
I think it's kind of a moot question at this point so I will retract it. HEAD 
is what it is. Changing it to be the name of trunk would break scripts from 
here to eternity. 
 

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From: Larry Jones [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tue 6/21/2005 12:35 PM
To: Rod Macpherson
Cc: address@hidden
Subject: Re: HEAD versus Trunk



Rod Macpherson writes:
>
> Why doesn't CVS treat HEAD like a branch tag where the "branch" is the
> main branch, that is to say the trunk.

Why aren't rocks soft like pillows?

> I cannot commit files checked out
> as HEAD. Treats it like a garden variety version label versus trunk.

That's because it *is* a garden variety version label.  The tip of the
trunk is what you get when you don't specify *any* revision or date.
Use update -A to get rid of the sticky HEAD version tag and you'll be
able to commit.

-Larry Jones

Girls are like slugs -- they probably serve some purpose, but
it's hard to imagine what. -- Calvin