CVS: replacing the head with a branch

KM <[email protected]> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:37:37 +0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.version-control.cvs.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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Hi All,We have a ton of development on the trunk/HEAD which we've never use=
d due to changes in our releases off the branch for a time.=C2=A0 The devel=
opment was done by folks who are no longer with the company.=C2=A0=C2=A0Ins=
tead of sorting through all of that and figuring out what works and what do=
es not, we want to make the head look like our latest branch.=C2=A0 For our=
 argument lets say 'branch20'.
I found the following post, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/115098/cvs-r=
eplace-head-with-a-branch=C2=A0.=C2=A0 I tried this in a local working dire=
ctory (without actually committing yet).=C2=A0 When I check out the branch =
and diff it against this it is the same..... so it seems that this procedur=
e works.
This is probably a stupid question, but this is just like replacing files a=
nd committing as normal right?=C2=A0 meaning I will now be able to use the =
trunk as I did before for my main/major version builds (for next release 3.=
0), but it will just look like my update branch 'branch20' now?=C2=A0 And i=
f we have more incremental updates for 2.0=C2=A0I can still continue along =
the branch 'branch20' and merge back into the trunk afterward?=C2=A0 Sorry =
if this is hard to explain in words.
I think it's fine, I just wanted to be sure I wasn't going to mess up CVS.=
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Thanks in advanceKM