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?
Thanks for you help --- Jim Hyslop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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. > > - -- > Jim Hyslop > Dreampossible: Better software. Simply. > http://www.dreampossible.ca > Consulting * Mentoring * Training > in > C/C++ * OOD * SW Development & Practices * > Version Management > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - > http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFDwquWLdDyDwyJw+MRAkCfAJ9RBW4ayk9QA2c8OBBluoR9OCmHmwCfbiq/ > 1ZTZkDVIYts8QX/KnDwSyx8= > =aY8/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
