RE: cvs remove deletes the tag?

[Shawn Matlock]

I'm really just interested in the results of using cvs remove on files
checked out sticky.

>cvs -q checkout -r tag_B -P CVSTest/remove_test
U CVSTest/remove_test/remove_test4.sql
U CVSTest/remove_test/remove_test5.sql


>cd CVSTest


>cvs remove -f
cvs remove: Removing .
cvs remove: Removing remove_test
cvs remove: scheduling `remove_test/remove_test4.sql' for removal
cvs remove: scheduling `remove_test/remove_test5.sql' for removal
cvs remove: use 'cvs commit' to remove these files permanently



>cvs commit
cvs commit: Examining .
cvs commit: Examining remove_test



The results are:
 - tag_B has been deleted from the two files
>cvs co -r tag_B CVSTest/remove_test
cvs checkout: Updating CVSTest/remove_test

 - the files are NOT removed from CVS:
>cvs co CVSTest/remove_test
cvs checkout: Updating CVSTest/remove_test
U CVSTest/remove_test/remove_test1.sql
U CVSTest/remove_test/remove_test2.sql
U CVSTest/remove_test/remove_test3.sql
U CVSTest/remove_test/remove_test4.sql
U CVSTest/remove_test/remove_test5.sql

My expectation was to have the files removed from CVS. I think I
understand why the files have not been removed. CVS cannot remove the
files because it can't create a new revision on a sticky tag.

I do not understand why tag_B is removed?

Thank you,
Shawn



-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 9:02 PM
To: Shawn Matlock
Subject: cvs remove deletes the tag?

Kindly list out the sequence of steps you have done and the output which
you have received as a result along with your expected output and
requirement


Shawn Matlock wrote:
> 
> Tag A is applied to a set of files.
> 
> Tag B is applied to a subset of those same files.
> 
>  
> 
> I realize it's unusual, but the files with tag B need to have tag A
> deleted. 
> 
> The files with tag B also need to be removed from CVS.
> 
>  
> 
> I checkout the project at tag B. 
> 
> I delete tag A from those files.
> 
>  
> 
> History shows tag A is gone.
> 
>  
> 
> Now, I cvs remove those files. I receive typical confirmation and
output
> on
> 
> commit.
> 
>  
> 
> A checkout of HEAD still has these files.
> 
> History shows that tag B is gone on those files.
> 
>  
> 
> I believe they aren't removed because I didn't update them from the
> 
> sticky tag to HEAD before removing them.
> 
>  
> 
> What I do not understand is why tag B is gone?
> 
>  
> 
> I can reproduce this effect every time.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Shawn Matlock
> 
> 
> 
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