[cvsnt] delete from CVS

[Dn]

Bo

I was looking the CVSNT documents and find this

For -A  , it says reset any sticky tags /date/kopts

-C is to overwrite the files.



cvs update [-APCdflRp] [-k kopt] [-r rev] [-D date] [-j rev] [-I ign] 
[-W spec] [files...]

-A Reset any sticky tags/date/kopts.
-P Prune empty directories.
-C Overwrite locally modified files with clean repository copies.





Bo Berglund wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:33:59 -0500, Dn <kumar_anjaly at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Thanks Bo
>>
>> I am going to do that for every stub and skeleton I have in there.
>>
>> I tested this with one package and it looked ok
>>
>> Bo , how do I remove a sticky flag in CVSNT. I read some documents on 
>>how to do this using the cvs command.
>>
>>IM gettting sticky tag errors when I try to commit the real java programs.
>>
>>I am using WSAD
> 
> 
> I know nothing about WSAD so I have to give the "raw" cvs command:
> 
> To remove a sticky tag:
> cvs update -A <file(s)>
> 
> If you don't give a file name on the command cvs will recursively
> apply the command on all files and folders in the current dir.
> 
> What this will do is the following:
> 1) If you have uncommitted changes to any file this will be saved in a
> backup file with a strange name containing # at the start and end.
> 
> 2) then cvs will grab the latest committed revision from the
> repository and put it into your "sandbox" folder.
> 
> Now you are relocated to an editable state called HEAD from where you
> are able to commit any edits you do to your files.
> 
> Question:
> Why do you get the sticky tag problem in the first place?
> 
> This is because you have updated your sandbox to a previous state by
> specifying a tag or a certain file revision. This state is historical
> and there is already a path leading from this state to the next state,
> so CVS will not allow you to commit a change from this state. The
> reson is obvious, you cannot change history....
> So why do you have a file copy that is not on HEAD and yet you edit
> the files???
> 
> 
> /Bo
> (Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)