Re: Read-Only Tags

> Brian Huddleston wrote:
>
> I was wondering if someone could help me out. I am experimenting
> to figure out how difficult it will be to switch our existing our
> existing system over to using Subversion for revision control.
>
> I seem to recall someone making a sensible suggestion about how
> to replicate all the semantics CVS's tag functionality.
> Specifically the "historical snapshot" functionality and erroring
> nicely if someone mistakenly tries to commit.
>
> I vaguely recall it had something to do with making a tags directory
> and protecting it a commit hook of some sort, but as I think about
> it I'm not sure how that would work. I can't seem to find the
> discussion in the archives. Lots of stuff about tags and the Zen of
> Subversion, but I can't find the specific discussion on how to bring
> that functionality to the Subversion world.
>
> Does anyone remember and/or have any clever ideas?

Set up your Subversion repository and then use the supplied

tools/hook-scripts/commit-access-control.pl

script to prevent commits to subdirectories of your top level
tag names.

Best,
Blair

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Blair Zajac <blair@orcaware.com>
Web and OS performance plots - http://www.orcaware.com/orca/
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