Re: Merging new files from HEAD to branch

Julia Jacobson <[email protected]> Tue, 8 May 2012 13:37:28 -0700 (PDT)
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> It's a long shot, but have you tried the `cvs update -A` option to
> clear all sticky tags?

Yes, this is the usual way I update to HEAD. CVS keeps updating the
new file in the branch and the trunk, which hasn't changed.

> Does the same behaviour occur if you checkout the files into a new
> working area ("sandbox")? Example:
>
> cvs co yourmodule
> cd yourmodule
> cvs update -r branch
> cvs update -r HEAD

Yes, the behaviour remains.