CVS (branches) [Re: CVS]

[Jesper S. <js...@re...>]

>>>>> "Frank" == Frank Petzold <fp...@zu...> writes:

Frank> On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 06:59:55AM +1000, Ken Tyler wrote:
>> I'd like to ask how other people manage their own tree, how do you
>> stay in sync with the repositry *AND* still keep local work from
>> being lost - like my life time job on 53c7xx.c and related files ?

Frank> You can split off a branch (cvs tag -b
Frank> ken_tylers_53c7xx_changes) and cvs upd -r
Frank> ken_tylers_53c7xx_changes

Everybody having write access to the CVS tree should start by reading
some CVS manuals. It's a reasonable requirement!

Second, at Cygnu^H^H^H^H^HRed Hat we tag the tree before making a
branch. I suspect because it makes it easier to pinpoint what went
into a branch (the kind of information you'll only ever need if you
didn't tag the tree). This is how we do it:


cvs tag ken_tylers_53c7xx_changes-branchpoint
cvs tag -b ken_tylers_53c7xx_changes-branch

Remember to be at the top of the tree when doing this.

Jesper