The patches are there for anyone to use. Last I heard, all that's stopping them from being included with the standard distribution are the lack of test and doc patches. You're welcome to work on them. Welcome to the world of open source.
Noel The RCVS part on source forge seems to be dead. Is anyone really developing locking for CVS? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The most you could hope for in CVS is to install a patch that allows > advisory locks -- reserved locks are counter to the purpose of CVS. You > can find a version of the patch (I think against cvs-1.11.1) at SourceForge > under project RCVS. > > Once the patch is installed, tell the users that they must have "cvs edit > -c" and "cvs ci -c" in their ~/.cvsrc files. Be sure to turn on > notification as well. The process they should follow is: > 1. When intending to modify a file for checkin, "cvs edit" the file. > 2. If the files are being edited by others, contact the other parties to > minimize the chances of conflicts. > 3. If the chances of conflicts is minimal or the others cannot be > contacted, "cvs edit -f" the files. > 4. If one receives notification about an as-yet-unknown edit, contact the > editor to help minimize the chances of conflicts. > > Noel > > Hello all, > > Has anyone setup reserved checkout in CVS (ver 1.11.1p1) in Unix > (Solaris)? Or is there any documentation on this other than the manual > that comes with the source code? > > If there is any info., please email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Many thanks in advance > > Andrew > _______________________________________________ > Info-cvs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs > > This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as > an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument > or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data > and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and > are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein > do not necessarily reflect those of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., its > subsidiaries and affiliates. _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates. _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
