Re: Locking Tags

[Mark D. Baushke]

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Sandhya <address@hidden> writes:

> I received good mails about locking files and I
> was able to understand that its quite impossible
> in CVS.

Well, advisory locks are possible, but generally
considered undesirable.

> Now What I want to know is about locking a tag.

Hmmm... Read this one here:

https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.16/cvs_18.html#SEC177

> When I create a tag, is there any way by which I
> lock the tag so that no one else is able to
> update it. I mean no one should be able to add
> files on to the label other than me.

It will depend on how you write the taginfo
trigger script.

> I was trying to write scripts to acheive this.

Good plan.

> We can track the user name and other details of
> the person who is tagging and then write it to a
> file and put a flag against that saying its
> locked.

Sure.

> Whenever users (other than the person who has
> tagged) try to add a file on to this tag, it
> should throw out some message saying its not
> possible.

It is your script, you can write it as you wish.

> How does this sound ??? Am I missing anything
> ??? Any suggesstions on how this could be done
> better !!

Nothing better comes to mind. There is a hole in
that a 'cvs import' might replace or add to the
files on your tag... that might be considered a
bug.

        -- Mark
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