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Re: How to release CVS locks?


From: Peter Toft
Subject: Re: How to release CVS locks?
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 17:56:49 +0200 (CEST)

On Fri, 5 May 2006, Peter Toft wrote:

> Hi there
> 
> I have a project where I need to use cvs locking, i.e. 
> "cvs watch FILENAME", so other users will check out files
> from the CVSROOT and get the files read-only until the 
> use "cvs edit FILENAME". I have a problem though which I
> have not seen described in the howtos etc.
> 
> Assume the "cvs watch on" scenario above;
> * User A and B checks module "bla" with the file "bla/a.txt"
> * User A does "cd bla; cvs edit a.txt"
> * Now User A is deleted from the system, he goes on vacation, or deletes "bla"
> * Now User B has to work on "bla/a.txt" but gets the message from 
>   "cd bla; cvs edit a.txt" that User A is locking the model.
> 
> What is the best (and correct) way to handle this locking situation
> if User A cannot ask User B to do "cvs unedit a.txt" or "cvs commit a.txt"???
> 
> Thanx to the person to help me here!

Thanx to Pablo for the answer:
cvs admin -u[rev] filename


Peter Toft, Ph.D. address@hidden http://pto.linux.dk

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you 
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