Re: File lock issue

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 4:00 AM, Srilakshmanan, Lakshman
<lakshman.srilakshmanan_at_police.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> I find that a file with svn:needs-lock creates an exclusive lock only in the
> branch I am working in.

Right, because once you make the branch, each copy is a separate
entity in the repository and they are not connected going forward.

> My understanding was that creating an exclusive lock was to ensure
> serialised update on files (eg word docs) because they cannot be merged.

That's one *use* of locks, but it's not a guarantee, as any user can
steal the lock unless you put in a pre-lock hook script to prevent it.

> Is there any way of preventing changes across branches till the latest copy
> of the file is merged into the branch before editing or alternatively is
> there a way of informing users on different branches that the file has been
> edited and they need to update their copy before proceeding.

Send out an email when the lock is created, perhaps? Manually lock each copy?

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Received on 2008-05-02 13:06:34 CEST