[cvsnt] Updating from regular tag marks some dirs with stickybranch tag instead of regular tag

[Macarascu Alexandru Cristian-AMACARA1]

Hi!

I cannot recall the exact command, as I've used WinCVS GUI.
I've created a very short example that reproduced my problem (a module
with two subdirs, each with a single text file):
cvs -w -d :sspi:fsrcvs:/CVS/swmaint/team_repos import -I ! -I CVS -m
test -n -- sticky_tag_example 
cvs -w -d :sspi:fsrcvs:/CVS/swmaint/team_repos checkout -P --
sticky_tag_example 
cvs -w tag -- bld_1
cvs -w update -P -d -r bld_1

Looking into Tag files from each CVS/ directory in my sandbox, I can see
that both subdirs have the 'N' type, but the root directory has the 'T'
type.
If I try to add a file in a subdir (cvs -w add -- foo.c) I get 'cvs
server: cannot add file on non-branch tag bld_1'
But if I add a file in the root folder of the module (same cvs -w add --
foo.c) it says:
	cvs server: scheduling file `foo.c' for addition on branch
`bld_1'
	cvs server: use 'cvs commit' to add this file permanently
and when I commit, I have version 1.1.2.1 of my newly added foo.c file
on a branch called 'bld_1'.

Best regards,
Cristian.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur Barrett [mailto:arthur.barrett at march-hare.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:51 PM
To: cvsnt at cvsnt.org
Cc: Macarascu Alexandru Cristian-AMACARA1
Subject: RE: [cvsnt] Updating from regular tag marks some dirs with
stickybranch tag instead of regular tag

Cristian,

Please reply to the group not me personally.

> Thanks for replying! The problem is not related to files, but 
> directories only.
> 
> Actually we came across it simply because we checked out from a 
> regular tag and, by mistake, added a new file to CVS control - and the

> results was that CVS server created a branch called like the regular 
> tag and added the file on that branch.
> 
> So, what I can give you are two Tag files from different directories, 
> one showing T and the other N. Or is there another way I can help you 
> to help me?

What was the EXACT command you used to add the file?

When I checkout a non-branch tag and try and add a file in an existing
directory I get this error:
cvsnt server: cannot add file on non-branch tag CVSNT_2_5_03_3309

Please reply to the group not me personally.

Regards,


Arthur Barrett