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user818700
user818700

Reputation:

Sticky tag for file is not a branch - CVS

I'm trying to commit my changes to the repository server (using CVS) in Eclipse Kepler, but when I do I get the following error which I've never seen before:

The server reported an error while performing the "cvs commit" command. ProsperityMobile: cvsntsrv server: sticky tag 1.6' for file src/com/prosperity/mobile/controller/UserController.java' is not a branch ProsperityMobile: cvsntsrv server: sticky tag 1.14' for file src/com/prosperity/mobile/service/UserService.java' is not a branch ProsperityMobile: cvsntsrv [server aborted]: correct above errors first!

And honestly I don't even know where to start trouble shooting this or what it even means. Any point in the right direction would really be appreciated!

Upvotes: 12

Views: 15317

Answers (4)

Olaf Dietsche
Olaf Dietsche

Reputation: 74068

I just came upon this too. This may happen, when you checkout a specific version of a file or at some specific date, see Sticky tags for more.

In my case, the files had a sticky tag, but were also at the HEAD. So I could just remove the sticky tag with 

cvs update -A file.h file.cpp

and then proceed with cvs commit

And again when you're on a branch, it works more or less the same. Just update to the relevant branch with option -r

cvs update -r <branch-name> file.h file.cpp

Upvotes: 12

Giovanni P.
Giovanni P.

Reputation: 1047

I had this same problem in Eclipse, and updating would not work. What worked was:

  • Right click on file
  • Replace with > Another Branch or Version
  • Confirm (this will override local changes, therefore you should backup them)
  • Select HEAD (or the branch you need)

Upvotes: 1

Noosh
Noosh

Reputation: 782

In order to remove sticky tag from a file in CVS, easily use:

cvs update -A  filename

Upvotes: 7

nitind
nitind

Reputation: 20003

A Tag applies to a specific revision of a file or tree of files. Trying to Commit changes to that wouldn't make sense, and in fact isn't supported by the server. This is why you check things out from a Branch, make changes and then check them back into the branch. A branch is expected to change over time while tags are expected to always point you back to the specific revision.

http://commons.oreilly.com/wiki/index.php/Essential_CVS/Using_CVS/Tagging_and_Branching

Upvotes: 3

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