Re: Branching on a locked branch

[Matthew Rich]

Well it is going to take some time to set up an
experiment so I thought I would ask first to see if my
assumtions were correct.  It can't hurt to ask. 
Thanks for your help.

Matt

--- Jim Hyslop <address@hidden> wrote:

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> Matthew Rich wrote:
> > So if I understand you correctly, if I lock the
> head
> > of the branch those files cannot be changed and
> > checked back in.  However any revision tag prior
> to
> > the head branched (branch of a branch) and changes
> > checked in.  Right?  
> 
> As the saying goes, one experiment is worth 1,000
> expert opinions.
> 
> Rather than answer that question, I will encourage
> you to set up a
> section of your repository reserved for
> experimentation, for example
> $CVSROOT/cvs-test. In that directory, create a file,
> populate a branch,
> and lock the tip of the branch. Examine the results
> using 'cvs log'.
> Experiment - you'll learn a lot more than simply
> asking questions. And
> you'll get answers a lot sooner ;=)
> 
> - --
> Jim Hyslop
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