Re: Not removing branch tag

[Larry Jones]

Sergey Gurov writes:
> 
> 1. I create branch named 'plx' for some file. Ok.
> 2. I try to remove this newly created branch with Modify->Delete a tag.
> Failed:
>   cvs server: Not removing branch tag `plx' from
> `/opt/src/Build/MakeRel.cfg,v'.
> 
> Why is that? If I'm not mistaken I managed to do that in former client
> versions. Is this new feature or new bug?

It sounds like a bug/incompatibility in WinCVS.  Since moving or
deleting a branch tag has potentially grave consequences (if there are
any revisions on the branch, they will be very difficult to access once
the tag is moved or deleted), CVS doesn't allow those operations unless
you specify the (new in 1.11.2) -B option to tag.

-Larry Jones

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