Re: cvs co -r netbsd-5 brings back some Attic files

["Greg A. Woods; Planix, Inc." <woods%planix.ca@localhost>]

On 1-Nov-2008, at 10:37 AM, Alan Barrett wrote:

> On Sat, 01 Nov 2008, Greg A. Woods; Planix, Inc. wrote:
> > The fact that the netbsd-4 branch isn't on these files, though some
> > other private branch tags are, is disturbing though -- it suggests  
> > the
> > problem is much more recent that it might otherwise seem.
>
> That could be explained by the difference between using "cvs tag" on
> a checked-out version of current (not including the weird files), and
> using "cvs rtag" in a way that does include the weird files.

Hmmm... yes, "cvs rtag" would do it.

> > There may be some assumption in cvs now that files in attic
> > directories will always have their head revision marked dead, but  
> > once
> > upon a time the "dead" state was not used (though I don't remember if
> > that was recent enough to affect the files in question).
>
> Are you saying that, in some old version of cvs, deleting a file may
> have moved it to the Attic without changing the "head" revision number
> and without creating a new revision with "state dead"?


Partly -- I don't remember exactly when, but the use of the "dead"  
state is a slightly more recent feature.  I'm too lazy at the moment  
to check the CVS release notes and repository, but my vague  
recollection is that it came along after 1994.

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                                        Greg A. Woods; Planix, Inc.
                                        <woods%planix.ca@localhost>

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