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Re: Turning a branch into a new branch


From: Pierre Asselin
Subject: Re: Turning a branch into a new branch
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 09:08:01 -0700

> 1. I checked out branch VERSION-A
> 2. I modified some files locally
> 3. I want to create from the these files VERSION-B
> 
> CVS asks me to commit the modified files first. But I would commit them
> to VERSION-A, though they should not exist in VERSION A.

General procedure to start a new branch as an afterthought:

    $ cvs tag VERSION-B-bp     : tag the starting point
    $ cvs tag -b VERSION-B     : create the branch
    $ cvs update -rVERSION-B   : get on the branch
    $ cvs commit               : commit pending changes to the branch

The first command places the tag `VERSION-B-bp' on the revision you
checked out (i.e. before your changes).  It's for future reference only.

The second command starts a branch off of the same revision, still before
your changes.

The third command "puts you on the branch".  This consists of two actions:
1)  It merges the pending changes in your sandbox with all the changes that
    have occurred on branch `VERSION-B';  the branch is empty, so this is a
    vacuous merge.  Your sandbox files don't really change.
2)  It plants a sticky tag for `VERSION-B' in your sandbox's administrative
    files.

The fourth command commits your changes.  Because of the sticky tag, the
commit goes to VERSION-B.  Use `cvs update -A' to stop working on the branch
and return to the trunk.

-- 
Pierre Asselin
Westminster, Colorado




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