Re: Left-over lock files

[Larry Jones]

Dan Peterson writes:
> 
> During my research, I wanted to see how a client responds when a lock file
> exists.  I assumed if I manually created a lock dir called #cvs.lock or a
> lock file called #cvs.rfl.<host>.<pid> or #cvs.wfl.<host>.<pid>, the
> client would report the module is locked.

Please read the relevant section of the manual:

        <http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs_2.html#SEC17>

> What am I missing?   Shouldn't the existence of the lock file cause the
> cvs command to fail or wait?

Not necessarily.  Any number of processes can have a directory read
locked at the same time, only write locks are exclusive.

-Larry Jones

Don't you hate it when your boogers freeze? -- Calvin