Re: Removing tags from removed versions

[Mark E. Hamilton]

Stephan,

Frank Henry wrote:
> HI.
>
> I have a problem with tags on version that were deleted from the
> repository.
> Versions get additional tags for specific situations. (f.i.
> good_version, bad_version)
> But when someone forgets to remove the tag and removes the files from
> the repository a wierd feature happens:
> When trying to update based on a specific tag it will update all
> versions with that tag.
> Even the removed ones!
>
> Naturally those regulating the versions should watch out, yet we know
> our users, don't we? ;)

If the file existed in the repository when the tag was created, and was 
removed after that, then what you are seeing seems like the correct 
behavior (to me, anyway.)  The state of your repository at tag 'X' 
included those files; at tag 'X+n' they didn't. In general, you should 
never remove tags (unless they were incorrectly applied) since they're 
supposed to reflect the state of your repository at the time they are 
applied.

It's also unwise to re-use tags in the way you've described. One 
presumes, for instance, that you would over the lifetime of your project 
have many 'good_version' states; how would you get last week's
'good_version' if you needed it?

However, if you really want to reuse the tags then Spiro's suggestion 
should remove the tag from the specified file. To get all files in the 
repository you would use:

  cvs rtag -d <tagname> .

or to get all files in a specific top-level module you would use:

  cvs rtag -d <tagname> <modulename>

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Mark E. Hamilton
Orion International Technologies, Inc.
Sandia National Laboratory, NM.
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