Re: add hook question (was Re: Problem with importing third-party sources and adding/committing changes)

[Paul Sander]

On Nov 18, 2004, at 7:38 AM, address@hidden wrote:

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> I still disagree, because some people like working from their laptop
> and wireless network connections are hardly ubiquitous yet.  Work that
> a developer can do from their laptop off of the network can also
> provide additional productivity.  It also means work a developer can
> do while the server is down.

Well, I'm of the opinion that one shouldn't bother trying to use a 
client/server application while one is disconnected.  :-)  Systems like 
Monotone are better for what you're trying to do, where you can keep a 
local repository that syncs with others at appropriate times.

> Perhaps a -C option to `cvs add' similar to `cvs edit', where -C can
> be placed in the user's .cvsrc for the add command and the add will
> not be allowed unless the server contact and verification is 
> successful.

If you're going to use triggers to enforce policy, then the user really 
shouldn't have the option to turn them off.  Triggerable events should 
fire the triggers in a reliable way or else there's no point to them 
and they should in fact be removed on the basis that they only add 
cruft.

Deferring them is okay, even as a client-side option, provided the user 
can't defeat them completely and the user is willing to accept the risk 
of lost work during the deferment period.