RE: cvs tag -r -D

[Jerry Nairn]

> From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 1:22 PM

> Zanabria, Moises writes:
> > cvs [rtag aborted]: -r and -D options are mutually exclusive
> 
> That's the way it is, unfortunately.  Some commands allow both, some
> don't.  I was going to make them all allow both, but the diff commands
> are problematic so I stopped until we figure out what to do.

It seems to me, from a naive viewpoint, that the problem arises from the
fact that -r sometimes means a branch. -D and -r should be mutually
exclusive, and there should be something other than -r, indicating a branch
name, which allows a -D modifier.
my 2 cents,
Jerry