Hello, we would like to be able to always know who else is working on a file, so that we can communicate with each other and avoid complex merges. Case 1: If 2 or 3 users have to change the same file but one user has to make his changes in the top of the file, someone else is making changes to the bottom of the file and a third person is changing the middle of the file, there's no problem, we can all work at the same time, merging the changes is trivial. Case 2: If 2 users have to change the same section of a file it would be better if one waits for the other, because it may be hard or impossible to merge the changes.
To simplify this we would like to implement some sort of 'concurrent locking': If a user wants to change a file he has to first take a lock on the file, and if others also have a lock he is informed about that (so he can have a chat and see if this is case 1 (and he can continue) or case 2 (and he should wait for the first change to be completed.)) As I understand it right now, locking in subversion is 'exclusive', if user 1 has a lock, and user 2 also wants to lock, he has to steal the lock, but when user 2 commits the changes the repository will not know someone else (user 1) is still working on the file, so if a third user takes a lock he will not be informed that user 1 is also working on the file. Could this be solved with repository hooks or will I have to implement my own 'locking' mechanism? Or would this be considered a usefull feature request? What I want is basically the equivalent of the cvs edit and editors commands. Kind Regards, JAN KEIRSE ICT-DEPARTMENT Software quality & Systems: Software Engineer **** DISCLAIMER **** http://www.tvh.com/newen2/emaildisclaimer/default.html "This message is delivered to all addressees subject to the conditions set forth in the attached disclaimer, which is an integral part of this message."
