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Norman Crisp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm attempting to remove a branch that was just created, so it can be
> recreated at a later time with more changes to the trunk. The reading that
> I have done warns me that this is a dangerous exercise and should be
> avoided, but as there have been no changes to the branch I would simply like
> to just get rid of it.
>
> I believe the command to be:
> cvs tag -d -B BRANCHNAME
>
> What I get in return is:
> cvs tag: in directory .:
> cvs [tag aborted]: there is no version here; run 'cvs checkout' first
>
> I'm a little confused, do I need to checkout the branch first, so I can then
> remove it?
The tag command operates on files that have been checked out of the
repository.
You probably want
cvs rtag -d -B BRANCHNAME MODULE
where MODULE is the top-level module or modules for your sources.
-- Mark
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