RE: best way to remove a file from a branch?

[Jim.Hyslop]

jpierre wrote:
> What is the best way to remove a file from a branch?
> 
> The normal cvs remove seems to work (i've read some problems 
> with that, 
> but i tried it and it's fine), but it doesn't go into the Attic, and 
> tools depending on that don't show it as removed.
If a file has only been removed on a branch but the trunk is still active,
then it's not *supposed* to go into the Attic. It only goes into the Attic
if the trunk is dead.

> I guess that's better than using the dangerous tag -B -d BRANCHNAME 
> filename (still don't get an history anyway, in that case)?
> 
> Is there a better way of doing this?
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? You said that the "cvs remove
seems to work", so what more do you want to happen?

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Jim Hyslop
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Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com )
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