Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 14:10:00 -0800 (PST) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/8955: request CVS allow advisory locks on repository directories Message-ID: <199812032210.OAA06302@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/8955; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: archie@whistle.com Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/8955: request CVS allow advisory locks on repository directories Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 15:08:39 -0700 > >Number: 8955 > >Category: bin > >Synopsis: request CVS allow advisory locks on repository directories > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: medium > >Responsible: freebsd-bugs > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: change-request > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 3 13:10:00 PST 1998 > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Archie Cobbs > >Organization: > Whistle Communications, Inc. > >Release: FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE i386 > >Environment: > > 2.2-stable and 3.0-current > > >Description: > > It would be nice if CVS allowed a repository maintainer to > put a file (named perhaps ".cvs-commit-advise") directly > into a repository directory which would cause the contents > of the file to appear in the checkin message whenever anyone > trys to check anything in that directory or a subdirectory. > > This would, for example, allow Satoshi to put an "advisory > lock" on the ports tree. People would still be able to > check things in, but they would get a special warning > message before they did it. > > There could be other uses, such as general information > and reminders for specific parts of a code base, etc. This can be done with some modifications using the existing stuff in the CVSROOT directory (note, check out 'avail', as well as 'commitcheck'), and doesn't require any modifications to CVS. It does require someone taking time to modify the commit checks. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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