Files without trunks, help!

[Dean Mills]

Hi all,

We've got a number of files across several distinct modules in our CVS 
server that were added on branches. The problem is, when you update or 
checkout on the trunk, these files do not exist, and WinCVS shows them 
in the graph as having a red box around them. That might not be a big 
deal, and truly, some of the files only need exist for a specific 
branch, but the bigger problem seems to be when we go to branch said 
files again down the road, and I have a script that creates a new branch 
off of the prior branch, but these files seem never to branch properly. 
Short of creating new modules and losing all the history, is there a way 
of "fixing" these files without re-adding them to the same module and 
thereby losing the history too? Any and all help appreciated!

D.Mills