RE: Re: workaround request

Hello, Nathan!

> And even if such a thing were implemented for added files, it still
> wouldn't help when you want to delete a directory that contains such
> 'hidden locks'.

You're right, this wouldn't help in all cases. Though, it will help in
most cases to _my_ users, working with binary files. That's why I was
asking for this feature.

> It seems the real fix is a little more complicated than expected,
> http://subversion.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2507
> so the best approach for svn admins right now, IMO, is to write a
> post-commit hook like:
> for every deleted file
> if deleted file is locked then foribly unlock
>
> This is a much better way for the end users than adding any semi-hack
UI
> that requires manual steps on their part.

You're right again, this is much better approach. I'll ask our svn admin
to write and install such a hook. Hope he'll agree :-)

Sincerely yours,
Ivan Gerasimov

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Received on Tue Dec 5 11:07:38 2006