Re: Branching on a locked branch

[Jim Hyslop]

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Matthew Rich wrote:
> I realize that locking a branch is not the best
> practice but nonhteless I was asked this question:
> 
> 
> Can you create a branch on  a locked branch?
> i.e. code was checked out of locked branch using a tag
> for code earlier that the head of the branch.  Can a
> branch be created on the locked branch?  If this is
> not clear, let me know.

A couple of minutes' worth of experimentation shows that branches cannot
be locked, only individual revisions can be locked. Since creating a
branch does not affect an individual revision, you can freely create any
branches you want.

Mind you, I don't use locks at all, so it's possible I may have
overlooked something.

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Jim Hyslop
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