Re: Tortoise CVS - Files not set read-only on checkout

Hi Mike,

> CVS server version: Concurrent Versions System 
> (CVSNT) 2.5.04 (Zen) Build 3236 ()

We did just recently release some important updates to this old release,
you may want to consider upgrading.  In particular this re-release
supports HPUX pa-risc and itanium servers:
http://cvsnt.org/pipermail/cvsnt/2009-August/032311.html

> I am experimenting TortoiseCVS, creating modules 
> with the "Checkout read-only" option ticked.  

I think this is some of the code we submitted and Torsten kindly
integrated - it looks like you have found a problem with it (probably
either because it was originally tested on 2.5.03 server, there is a
compatibility problem between 2.5.03 client and 2.5.04 server, or
something got missed in Tortsten's usually flawless integration).

However the 'usual' purpose of this feature is to enforce either
'co-operative' locking or 'reserved' locking - where developers are
either required to 'cvs edit' a file before working on it or required to
exclusively 'cvs edit' a file before working on it.  The server must be
involved in these tasks so it is NOT possible for a single checkbox on
the TortoiseCVS client to enable it - you need to enable the policy on
the server and set each file to the correct mode, eg:

 CVSROOT=:sspi:evs-teamserver:/cvs-repository/dtcs
 In D:\PB Projects\testlib5: 
 "cvs.exe" update -kvx test.bas

 CVSROOT=:sspi:evs-teamserver:/cvs-repository/dtcs
 In D:\PB Projects\testlib5: 
 "cvs.exe" -q commit -f -m "change file mode" test.bas
 
The CVSNT/TortoiseCVS ecosystem has all the freedoms of GPL software,
but that doesn't make learning it any easier - which is why we provide
books and training etc:
http://march-hare.com/cvsnt/features/book/en.asp

We have a few differences in our own TortoiseCVS development tree for
CVS Suite, and I have been trying to package them up for Torsten for
some time - looks like it'll be another couple of months though...  For
those interested: I think the 'bug' in the watches from Mikes trace is
this line:

  In D:\PB Projects\testlib5: 
  "cvs.exe" -q watch on
  CVSROOT=:sspi:evs-teamserver:/cvs-repository/dtcs
 
Shouldn't that be "cvs watch on readonly" ?  I have a vague recollection
that CVSNT 2.5.03 assumed this for 'cvs watch' but 2.5.04 didn't
(because otherwise it was impossible to have a watch that wasn't a
readonly watch).

Regards,


Arthur Barrett
Product Manager



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