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Re: File Locking with CVS


From: Greg A. Woods
Subject: Re: File Locking with CVS
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 22:14:40 -0400 (EDT)

[ On Monday, April 29, 2002 at 15:48:37 (-0500), Gilroy, Michael -AES wrote: ]
> Subject: File Locking with CVS
>
> My manager won't let me use CVS with concurrent versions of files.  I need
> to have the file locked when I edit the file (cvs edit) so that no one else
> can do a 'cvs edit' until I either do a 'cvs unedit' or a 'cvs commit'.
> This would be similar to the way SCCS and RCS work.

Yes, it is.  Perhaps you should be using SCCS or RCS instead of trying
to use the Concurrent Versions System.

>  However, I also need
> some of the advanced features that only CVS can provide.

There are litterally dozens of front-ends available for RCS (and some
for SCCS) that may provide all or most of the "advanced" features you
claim you need.  Perhaps you should investigate using one of those other
front-ends with RCS (or SCCS).

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