RE: RE: Re: Problem with subversion tags

Chris.Fouts@qimonda.com wrote:
> Forget abut what you learned in CVS when it comes to tagging (and
> maybe branching).
> They do NOT work the same way in Subversion. For example, one can NOT
> just "move"
> a tag.

Although it is possible to update a tag, which has some advantages:
checking out the tag will give the latest version of it (much as
checking out a tag updated with the -F flag in CVS will), but you can
also look at the history of the tag--which cvs tag -F doesn't allow you
to do.

That said, many people feel that you shouldn't be able to update tags,
and put pre-commit hooks in place that prevent updating a tag. If
you're used to updating tags, then be prepared for other svn users to
look at you funny when you talk about it--but that's just convention.

-David

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Received on Mon Oct 9 16:46:10 2006