[cvsnt] Betr.: Re: Using -r and -D together while applying a tag

[Jan Keirse]

 cvsnt-bounces at cvsnt.org schreef op 15/09/2008 13:58:45:

> Tony Eva wrote:
>   > I'm probably being thick here but I can't see how to get the 
equivalent
> > of
> > the hypothetical command
> > 
> >  cvs update -rSymbolic_Tag:Date_Specifier <file>
> > 
> > Anyone?  (This is CVSNT 2.5.03 2382 on Linux, BTW.)
> > 
> cvs has simply never supported that... it's a limitation of the entries 
> file format - you can be on a branch/tag *or* a date, never both.

I don't understand why the entries file format is a problem here. 
If last week I checked out the TEST branch of my system and didn't touch 
the sandbox it would still be here today.
So why wouldn't it be possible to create that same sandbox with the same 
contents and all the revisions from last week today?

> evs might at some point - there's code to do all sorts of things with 
> tags that isn't being called right now, due to lack of time to implement 
it.
> 
> In practice it's rarely needed.. it's standard to tag releases so you 
> can get back to a known state without having to remember the exact time 
> of release.

It could be usefull if you have messed up your system and want to go back 
to a week ago because you're sure it worked last week (but didn't tag 
because there was no release or anything.) Although I must admit that I 
have never had the need to do this myself I think that in a situation 
where it is required (when someone messed up the branch) it must be 
extremely frustrating not to be able to do it.

Kind Regards,

JAN KEIRSE
ICT-DEPARTMENT
Software quality & Systems: Software Engineer

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