Re: [Scribia-dev] Re: CL: Scribus

[Lark <lar...@ya...>]

> i just tried to commit something but i don't have write access.

You need to open a customer support item with SF (see recent email messags
by Geotzou). Be warned that their support staff is sometimes less capable
than your average drive-thru clerk.
 
> also, i'd like some more information on CVS itself. i'm not sure i fully
> understand how i am supposed to use this as a version control tool. for
> example, when you want to work on a file, aren't you supposed to lock it so
> that others do not change it at the same time? if so, i don't see any lock
> option in MacCVS Pro.

CVS is optimistic in the sense that it allows multiple people to
concurrently (the C in CVS) edit the same files. It will guarantee
consistency by automatically merging changes upon committing, unless the
same line(s) have been edited by multiple parties. (In that case, you'll
need to do manual conflict resolution, i.e. merge the changes by hand - but
it doesn't happen often normally.) Locks are only used in the brief periods
when someone is updating from or committing to the central repository.

If you know Unix, CVS started as a bunch of shell scripts integrating RCS
with diff/patch and related tools. If that means anything to you, you'll
have some idea of how CVS works.
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Lark <lar...@ya...>