Re: unexpected behavior with tag -> move

[email protected] wrote:
> I have a module with many files. A relatively small subset of them 
> (about 1/3) are tagged for a particular release. Recently I made a 
> change to most of the set of tagged files and needed to "move" the 
> existing tag to the newest version....  I selected the highest folder 
> and did a "move existing tag" command.
>  
> Much to my horror, tortoisecvs actually BOTH moved the existing tag on 
> the changed files AND "created" the tag on every other file in every 
> other folder in the module!
>  
> Is this the way it is supposed to work?   If so, please put some sort 
> of warning in the dialog box.
Yes, this is how CVS is designed. There will not be a warning - 
TortoiseCVS has no way to determine that the tag is set on some files 
and not on others.
>  
> So, now I have EVERY file in the module tagged as being part of this 
> release.... Any suggestions on how to proceed?
Not to offend, but I think you need to read up on how tags work. You do 
not usually move tags around (among other reasons, there is no way to 
undo a tag move).

-Torsten

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