Re: Multi-user working directories

[Derek R. Price]

address@hidden wrote:

> Thank you.  Yes I do know about branches and merging branches.  How does this
> solve my problem?
>
> I need to create a set of binaries from our GA branch.  The GA branch has been
> checked out and built previously (the "Official Release" files).  The question
> is how do I have any person (one of our Level 3 staff) be able to update the
> "official release" set of working files with the updates everyone has been
> working on and then do the build.
>
> UNIX (or in our case USS on MVS) will allow multiple people write access to
> these files, but CVS (specifically pserver) will not.

Sure it will.  You might want to review the Cederqvist (CVS manual), especially
the sections on setting up a CVS server and "Branching and Merging":
http://cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs.html .

Derek

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