Re: rtag -r <tag> not tagging files in Attic???

[Alexander Kamilewicz]

Yes, I realized my error after I sent the email.  It thought about my
own situation and the fact is that my releases reflect "dead" files.

Sorry.

Teala Spitzbarth wrote:
> 
> No.... if you have new files added to a branch - they
> are in the attic - not all files in the attic are "dead".
> I don't know if Steve's issues were with new branch
> files in the Attic. But even if not... I would expect
> that if the <existing tag> is present on a removed file
> in the attic - it should get the re-tag.  The reason removed
> files exist in the attic is to provide operations on old tags.
> 
> Cheers,
> Teala
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Kamilewicz [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 1:39 PM
> To: 'address@hidden'
> Subject: Re: rtag -r <tag> not tagging files in Attic???
> 
> That seems like correct behaviour to me.  Files in the Attic are
> considered "dead", so they shouldn't be a part of any "release".
> 
> > "Nesbitt, Steve" wrote:
> >
> > All:
> >
> > I expected that rtag -r <existing tag> <newtag> module would apply
> > <newtag> to *all* files in <module> on which the <existing tag> was
> > placed.
> >
> > What I'm finding is that if a file that has <existing tag> has been
> > placed in the attic, then the <newtag> is not applied to these files.
> >
> > Is this the correct behavior? A known bug? Is there a work around?
> > (CVS server is running version 1.10.2)
> >
> > To provide some context, what I'm trying to do is pautomate placement
> > of a label based on the results of a build. Here's the algorithm:
> >
> > 1) CVS rtag <build identifier> <sources>
> > 2) cvs co -r <build identifier> <sources>
> > 3) perform build
> > 4) if build was successful move LATESTGOOD tag to sources which are
> > also tagged with <build identifier>
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -steve
> >
> > Steve Nesbitt
> > Configuration Manager
> > The Cobalt Group, Inc.
> > 2200 First Avenue South
> > Seattle, WA 98134
> > address@hidden
> > www.cobaltgroup.com
> > If it's automotive and it's Internet, it's Cobalt.
> 
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