"Tag as Version" and "Create Branch"

[Swerrgy Smith]

Hi all,

Could anyone tell me the difference between two actions "Tag as Version" and "Create Branch" when we use Eclipse to work with CVS server?

Thank you very much.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Tag as version creates a tag. Create as branch creates a branch and optionally creates a tag.

I realize I use the words in the question to answer it, so a little more definition.

tag - just a label. A point you can reference later. (you can also create a branch from it later)

branch - a stream of development that you can write to. HEAD is a built in branch.

[Swerrgy Smith]

Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:Tag as version creates a tag. Create as branch creates a branch and optionally creates a tag.

I realize I use the words in the question to answer it, so a little more definition.

tag - just a label. A point you can reference later. (you can also create a branch from it later)

branch - a stream of development that you can write to. HEAD is a built in branch.

Hi, thank you for your reply.

If I am using HEAD version, then I create a tag called TAG_VERSION_1, then I create a branch called BRANCH1 and work on this branch for a while, then I choose "Team -> Switch to Another Branch or Version" and choose TAG_VERSION_1. After this final action I'll work work on HEAD or with BRANCH1?

Thank you.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Neither. You will be working on a readonly static snapshot. if you try to commit at that point, it will complain that you are not pointing to a branch.