"Missing expected branches" ?

[Robert Bresner]

Howdy --

I'm using cvs 1.10.8 NT Client, Solaris server.

In an area checked out to a branch ( "V50D_SOURCE" )
I try updating a single file to a mainline version:

   cvs-1.10.8.exe update -r 1.26 uplog 
   cvs [server aborted]: missing expected branches in 
/big2/cvs/master/olf/bin/uplog,v

In an area checked out to mainline (-A), I can cvs update -r 1.26 with no 
problems.
So, why is cvs not letting me update to a specific revision if I'm in a branched
area? 

Upon further investigation (glad I didn't hit send yet :-)
I cannot check in inside that V50D_SOURCE branch either. 
Same error message. Hrm.

So, I rechecked out the whole area...
and now everything works again..

Ok. What was that?