Re: HowTo: set "needs:lock" to new files and/or folders, without auto-properties?

On 18 October 2011 11:55, Steffen A. <steffen.ahrens84_at_googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is there a way to tell Tortoise to give the 'needs:lock' property to every
> child of a folder, even if new files are added?
>
> My problem is:
> We use a tool for UML modelling and the models of a project should be put
> under version control. I set the "needs:lock" property on the modeling
> folder (I understand that u can't put props on folders..), which will set
> every existing file in it, too. As I work on the model, additional files are
> added which do not get the "needs:lock" right away.
>
> If I now save the work (or close the program) without getting the locks,
> only the new files (which do not need locks) are updated and the old ones
> are not.. Ouch!
>
> Because some files-ending are used in many different applications, I do not
> want to use auto-props on every file-type this program uses (not even sure
> if I know all the file-endings this program is able to produce..).
>
> So, is there a way to mark a whole folder with "needs:lock" so that all
> newly created files get this prop? Or is there a better solution?

Take a look at the tsvn:autoprops property. You set that on a folder,
so it is effectively a per-folder version of subversion autoprops.

Simon

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