Hi Michael,

Yes, it's possible to delete any tag or branches - not recommended but
possible. You can browse the CVS repository using ls command:

> cvs ls

Then you see all module names, then:

> cvs ls module/directory

Works almost the same way as a unix shell command ls.

You can ask a log from a specific module or file:

> cvs log module/file.ext

Then you will see all tags:

Working file: wav2scl.pl
head: 1.3
branch:
locks: strict
access list:
symbolic names:
        StereoRelease1: 1.3.0.2
        Stereo: 1.3
        PICdev: 1.1
keyword substitution: kv
total revisions: 3;     selected revisions: 3

So you can check out a specific tag:

> cvs update -r mytag module/filename

Then you can create a new tag for that:

> cvs tag mynewtagname module/filename

or

> cvs tag -b mynewbranchname module/filename

you can delete a tag:

> cvs tag -d myunwantedtagname module/filename

or even a branch:

> cvs tag -B myunwantedtagname module/filename

You can also move a tag/branch name with:

> cvs tag -F mytagname module/filename


Make sure you have the CVSROOT environment set properly and that you have
logged in using cvs login command if cvs server is not in a local directory.

I hope it helps a bit
Tamas




On 5/24/07, Michael Rigby-Jones <Michael.Rigby-Jones@bookham.com> wrote:
>
> A colleague has tried to check in some changes to a project, and it's all
> gone horribly wrong.  The lastet revision of the project is now effectively
> null, any attempt to check out the latest revision of any of the files does
> nothing, Tortoise CVS just returns with no file being created.  All previous
> revisions are intact however and can be checked out.
>
> Is it possible to effectively delete the last revision of every file
> affected?  If so how do I do this via the CVS command line (I'm guessing
> this won't be possible through the Tortoise interface)?  I have inhereted
> ownership of this CVS repositry due to the previous owner leaving, but I'm
> not exactly up to speed on the admin side of things yet so any advice would
> be appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Mike
>
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