RE: RE: Locking

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moore, Tom [mailto:Tom.Moore@aig.com]

> -u is done, any lock data can be out of date. The system
> should fail "safe" and if it detects a lock on update (or
> checkout) then it should note it and record that in the
> working copy (which would make it easier for clients like
> Tortoise to then display the lock). If the working copy
> indicates a lock, even though the lock has been released
> since the last update, that's the "safe" failure as it alerts
> the user to a potential problem before it occurs. The locked
> status in the working copy would tell the user to do one of
> the following:
>
> 1) Go talk to the person who has the file locked.
> 2) Wait and later try a svn update or status -u on the file
> to see if the lock has been released
> 3) Choose to break the lock.
>
> I'm not advocating putting more restrictions on the file
> modification process. I'm advocating enhancing the existing
> commands to provide data that is already captured in a manner
> that is easily understood by the end user.
>

I second this notion. Here are my previous threads concerning this
issue:
http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=users&msgNo=70170
http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=users&msgNo=70243

Simply knowing who (potentially plural) got a lock can be quite useful.
Making that available to Tortoise, Ankh or any other GUI client would be
good. It is a high visibility feature that shows polish. Obviously, I
know nothing about the underlying implmentation of the software, but it
seems like it _might_ not be a huge amount of work.

--
David
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