[cvsnt] Re: Error while Commit

Flávio Etrusco Flavio.Etrusco at atan.com.br
Wed Oct 13 20:23:25 BST 2004


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> >Testing CVS, when I commit a file (after Edit), the next 
> error appears:
> >
> >    cvs server: sticky tag `1.2' for file `Script/UpX.fxib' 
> is not a branch
> >    cvs [server aborted]: correct above errors first!
> >
> >I don't know why it appears and how can I correct it.
> >
> >Can anybody help me?
> >
> 
> You have updated a file to a specific revision (1.2) and then edited
> it. Such a file cannot be committed back to the repository without
> fixing the tag first.

I guess "fixing the tag" probably won't mean anything helpful to him ;)
If you are not using some graphical front-end, run "cvs update -A".
If you're using TortoiseCVS run "update special" in the CVS submenu, then choose "HEAD" in "Update revision/tag/branch".

And then, RTFM ;) 
Honestly, you should read some introduction to CVS, it's not as easy to the point of being learned just by fiddling with it.
TortoiseCVS has a nice manual. There are also some good pointers in http://www.cvsnt.org/wiki

Cheers,
Flávio



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