> Message: 1 > To: "Greg A. Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: reserved checkout > Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 09:03:55 +0100 (CET) > From: Matthias Kienle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [ On Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 10:34:52 (+0100), Matthias Kienle > > wrote: ] > > > Subject: reserved checkout > > > > > > What do I wrong? > > > > Don't use reserved checkouts with CVS -- CVS is the "Concurrent Versions > > System"! > > > > I know cvs is a concurrent version system, but a new requirement comes up in > our department to use in future only one version system. The other version > system administrated binary files like word, excel and powerpoint. CVS (and > other version systems too) can not merge binary files after more than one edit > from several editors of the same version. The other version system can do > reserved checkouts but it runs on a windows server and has no command line. > > In a first test we used the editors and watcher function of cvs, but the test > shows us it is not enough. I must often merge by hand two versions and I can > say I hate it. > > I am a linuxer and I would hate it to explain my manager that cvs does not > support reserved checkouts for binary files. I control all web pages, server > configuartions and the total source code in a cvs repository. I love my command > line for cvs and I love my CVS. > > I know I am sitting between two chairs. > > Matthias >
Are you sure the other version system does not have a command-line interface? Have you checked with the company that produces it? BTW, what product is it? Paul Franz -- _______________________________________________ Win a ski trip! http://www.nowcode.com/register.asp?affiliate=1net2phone3a _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
