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Re: How to go back to the branch after mistakenly switching to the trunk


From: Ming Kin Lai
Subject: Re: How to go back to the branch after mistakenly switching to the trunk
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 08:29:46 -0700

"Mark D. Baushke" writes:

Given the command 'cvs commit -r<value> filename'

... cvs allows you to play with dangerious
toys, so <value> may be a string comprised of
digits and dots. Doing this is NOT recommended...

Well, the cederqvist (Sec 4.3) actually uses this non-recommended use as an example of how to use it.

  - if <value> is a numeric form, then it may be a
    revision number for a revision that does not
    yet exist on its current branch.

    For example, if the checked out filename is
    revision 1.12 (and also happens to be the HEAD
    of the main trunk), then <value> could be 1.13
    or greater. In general, if you are on a
    branch, you may specify the numeric branch
    prefix of your branch and vary the final
    number with a value that is not presently
    represented in the delta information for the
    filename.

You seem to suggest that <value> can be a revision number on a branch, such as 1.2.2.1. Well, as mentioned in my previous post, this doesn't work in the sense that this new revision will appear on the trunk, not the branch 1.2.2.

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