RE: Moving Release to Branch

[Christopher.Fouts]

How did you "tag files as a release?"

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>Hello,
>
>I can't seem to find any documentation on this.  I finished an 
>application and tagged the files as a release but didn't 
>create a branch.  Now, I can't check in any new changes to the 
>checked out files.  The error message just says:
>
>>cvs commit ParseLog.java
>cvs server: sticky tag `rel_1_1' for file `ParseLog.java' is 
>not a branch 
>cvs [server aborted]: correct above errors first!
>
>Apparently, I'm the only idiot that tagged a release without 
>branching, because I haven't been able to find a clear 
>explanation of how to fix this.  I've had so many horrible 
>messes from misapplication of cvs commands, I'm reluctant to 
>just start trying things out.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.  I guess I need to move the 
>current tagged version to a branch so that I can update it.  
>Why that is a requirement is a puzzler to me.
>
>Thanks.
>
>mp
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