--- layman-1.1.1/layman/overlays/cvs.py       2009-11-04 15:17:35.000000000+0100
+++ layman-1.1.1/layman/overlays/cvs.py       2009-11-04 15:13:41.000000000+0100
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
         else:
             self.subpath = ''

+        if '&branch' in self.data.keys():
+            self.branch = self.data['&branch']
+        else:
+            self.branch = 'HEAD'
+
     def add(self, base):
         '''Add overlay.'''

@@ -56,7 +61,7 @@

         return self.cmd('cd "' + base + '" && CVSROOT="' + self.src + '" ' +
                         self.binary + ' co -P -d"' + self.name
-                        + '" "' + self.subpath + '"' )
+                        + '" -r"' + self.branch + '" "' + self.subpath
+ '"' )


     def sync(self, base):
         '''Sync overlay.'''