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Synopsis: request CVS allow advisory locks on repository directories

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: hoek
State-Changed-When: Sun May 21 00:14:03 PDT 2000
State-Changed-Why: 
This PR was a feature-request.  Described in the submitter's
own words:

        It would be nice if CVS allowed a repository maintainer to
        put a file (named perhaps ".cvs-commit-advise") directly
        into a repository directory which would cause the contents
        of the file to appear in the checkin message whenever anyone
        trys to check anything in that directory or a subdirectory.

        This would, for example, allow Satoshi to put an "advisory
        lock" on the ports tree. People would still be able to
        check things in, but they would get a special warning
        message before they did it.

I agree that this is a nice idea.  However, Peter has taken a slightly
different route with the CVSROOT/avail stuff.  What Peter did is
certainly not conflictory with this suggestion, however.  You should
consider taking this suggestion up with the CVS maintainers (check
Internet).  Patches often help lubricate the wheels of free software,
but usually they only help a little.  If CVS never has this feature,
given that CVS sucks regardless, I won't mourn it too much.  Nonetheless,
I encourage you to consider persuing this with the CVS maintainers.

Have a good day!


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