Steps tried.
- File with modification that I don't want on the trunk
- using TortoiseCVS tried to create a branch
- failed
I would guess at this point that I need to create a tag to be used for the branch I want to build and than check in the files using that tag.
Found a CVS Branch and Tag Primer and that is where the following notes come from.
Tags can be used to specify a place to create a branch.
The trunk of the CVS repository is named by only the module name.
Check out a trunk module by:
cvs checkout module
Can check in from the main trunk by the following command:
cvs commit
Branches are add to allow different development paths.
To create a branch you must first create a tag:
cvs tag
or
cvs rtag
To create a branch at the last revision:
cvs rtag -b Branchname my_Module
To create a branch from a tagged revision of the module:
cvs rtag -t Tagname -b Branchname my_Module
What is a branch?
Are all the files in the branch?
Is the branch file by file or for the entire module?
I think I need to do this before I make any changes.
The rtag effects a specified place. By default this is the end of main trunk.
The tag effects at the place where the working directory was check out or last committed.
The branch name refers to the latest revision of the branch.
Can I check stuff in with a tag and than turn those revisions into a branch?
This primer was good, but I still don't have enough to know what is going on with a branch.
