[cvsnt] Re: Creating a tag on a checked out branch?

[Tony Hoyle]

Jonathan Belson wrote:
> E.g. can I use
> 
> 'cvs tag NEW_TAG_ON_BRANCH'
> 
> or do I have to use
> 
> 'cvs tag NEW_TAG_ON_BRANCH -r MY_CHECKED_OUT_BRANCH'
> 
> I tried using the former method, but when I checked a ',v' file in the 
> repository I couldn't see anything that related the branch tag to the 
> branch.  The new tag's ID was 1.13, but the branch was 1.13.0.2; I 
> somehow expected the new tag to have an ID related to the branch number 
> (1.13.0.2.1 or something).
>
The first is fine on a checked out repository.

The second is what you'd need for rtag.

Tags aren't really related - if there are no revisions on the branch 
that you're tagging it'll appear in the parent branch (1.13 in your 
example), since you're tagging the current revision not any particular 
branch name.

Tony