[Zope-Coders] How to CVS import into a branch?

Toby Dickenson tdickenson@geminidataloggers.com
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 10:08:52 +0000


On Friday 01 November 2002 9:02 am, Andreas Jung wrote:
> --On Donnerstag, 31. Oktober 2002 20:45 +0000 Toby Dickenson
>
> <tdickenson@geminidataloggers.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 31 October 2002 7:50 pm, Andreas Jung wrote:
> >> Well, the subject says it all. I need to import a folder into
> >> a CVS branch. Do I have to use the -b to specify the branch but
> >> the vendor branch id seems to be something different. Or
> >> just using the -r option?
> >
> > If you dont want to be use the vendor branch, then you dont want 'imp=
ort'
> > at  all. I suggest you just use 'cvs add' many times - just like ordi=
nary
> > working  on a branch.
>

> Does not sound like a good plan since you have to add every single and
> directory.

Yes, you need "cvs add *" in every directory.

> Doing this had the effect that all files went to the Attic ;-)

Being 'in the attic' means that the files exist on a branch but not on th=
e=20
trunk. Thats exactly what we expect and want.