Re: exclusive checkout

[Todd Denniston]

address@hidden wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Is there a way of enforcing exclusive checkout in CVS?
> 

http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.7/cvs_16.html#SEC119
cvs admin -l CONTROLEDFILE

will lock the file but, you will have to 'enforce' it with people
skills, and likely hate your self later for even considering working
this way.
http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.7/cvs_10.html#SEC95


read the following message if you want more insight as to why, and if
you are not afraid of patching your tools, there patches for you.
http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg04330.html



> I know about the advantages of CVS's unreserved checkout model, which is 
> great 
> for coders, but our graphics artists will be getting problems with it.
> 
They develop pictures and thus like code developers should know and
understand the limitations of any tool they use.

how multiple _developers_ can work work together, and sometimes the
tools they use will _help_ them.  
http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.7/cvs_10.html#SEC83

The tools can only help if the developers follow company/task policy. In
the case of cvs, the help is that cvs can watch a file and let you know
if it is being edited by someone else. The policy will have to include
no use of chmod on the files being watched.

http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.7/cvs_10.html#SEC89
cvs watch add -a all CONTROLEDFILE


> cheers,
> 
> Uwe
> 

-- 
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) 
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter