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Re: Locking Tags
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Mark D. Baushke |
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Re: Locking Tags |
Date: |
Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:13:58 -0700 |
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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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- Locking Tags, Sandhya, 2004/06/23
- Re: Locking Tags,
Mark D. Baushke <=