Dennis Jones writes:
>
> I added new directory under a branch like this:
>
> mkdir new_dir
> cvs add new_dir
>
> I get the message,
>
> "Directory /vol/cvs/fpc/new_dir added to the repository
> --> Using per-directory sticky tag `REL_2_1_A'"
>
> Okay? So far, so good. Now, the directory is empty because I have not
> added any files to it yet, and if a user does this:
>
> cvs co -rbranch_tag module_name
>
> he DOES NOT get the new directory. But, if a user does this:
>
> cvs co module_name (note the absence of the branch tag)
>
> he WILL get the directory even though it was created on the branch, not on
> the main trunk! This does not seem like correct behavior. What's going on?
CVS only controls files, not directories, so adding a directory adds it
everywhere, not just on a particular branch. Checking out a specific
revision with -r automatically sets the -P option as well (prune empty
directories), which is why you don't see it when checking out a branch;
if you specify it when checking out without a specific revision (either
explicitly or via ~/.cvsrc), then you won't get it then, either.
-Larry Jones
I don't think that question was very hypothetical at all. -- Calvin
