RE: RE: Re: Get exclusive lock

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reedick, Andrew [mailto:jr9445_at_att.com]
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bicking, David (HHoldings, IT)
> >
> > >
> > >
>
> The big debate in the 'communication of locks and changes'
> thread was that it was "pointless" to cache impromptu locks
> since the client is "always" out of date. (Impromptu locks
> are locks on files that do not have 'svn:needs-lock', and/or
> other people's locks.)
>
> In this case, 'svn:needs-lock' is there from the beginning
> (which is why the readonly flag is set,) and that this is
> more of a reminder/warning that one of your Applications
> changed your readonly file without your knowledge. More
> importantly, 'svn:needs-lock' is already being cached by the
> workspace, so all the lock information is already present.
>
> All the information needed to determine if you should be
> touching that file already exists, even when you're offline.
> The difference is that it's telling you that you _definitely_
> need to connect to the server and lock the file, whereas the
> other thread was about caching inherently out of date
> information about other people's locks.
>
>
> A gui client could implement this on their own as a courtesy
> feature without worrying about breaking standards (kind of
> like how Version Trees are not standard.) For the command
> line folks, it would be more convenient (and thus more like
> to be used) if 'svn status' would flag any modified, no local
> lock, 'svn:needs-lock' file.

That makes a whole lot of sense. Perhaps something can be implemented
then!

--
David
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