Re: A second cvs checkout (or export) clears file locks :-(

[Peter Toft]

On Wed, 07 May 2008 09:21:56 +0200, Peter Toft <pto@linuxbog.dk> wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I like to draw your attention towards a nasty limitation to CVS locks,
> which 
> I at least did not know until now.

I forgot to mention that I have prior to the stuff below set
cvs watch on README.txt

Best

/peter

> 
>  $ cvs checkout my_proj
>  ... lots of check out lines...
>  $ cd my_proj
>  $ cvs editors             # No files will be shown since no files are
> locked
>  $ cvs edit README.txt
>  $ cvs editors .
>  README.txt    pto        Wed May  7 06:43:15 2008 -0000 myworkstation   

> 
>  /opt/cvsroot/my_proj
>  $ cd ..
>  $ mv my_proj my_proj_work
>  $ cvs checkout -r HEAD my_proj
>  $ ls -1d
>  my_proj              
>  my_proj_work
>  $ cd my_proj_work
>  $ cvs editors .
> 
> Bummer - the lock on my_proj/README.txt is gone.... :-((
> Pure magic - but very annoying magic....
> 
> How come? Can I make some different operation, where I don't loose the
> file
> lock.
> 
> Note; If I replace the second "cvs checkout" with "cvs export" I have the
> same problem.
> 
> 
> Best
> 
> Peter Toft, Ph.D. [pto@linuxbog.dk] http://petertoft.dk   
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Bug-cvs mailing list
> Bug-cvs@nongnu.org
> http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-cvs
-- 
Peter Toft, Ph.D. [pto@linuxbog.dk] http://petertoft.dk
Følg min Linux-blog på http://www.version2.dk/blogs/petertoft