DropletMeasure Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 We have a fairly large software package, so to manage it we are implementing TortoiseSVN. However, currently we are using the locking functionality only. When trying to implement the merge function, IE accessing files without locking, we cannot save even to local copies. Does anyone know why this is? Even if I have a local copy of a folder, I cannot save to that local copy. It must have something to do with locking settings, but I can't find any kind of menu to alter these settings. Quote Link to comment
hooovahh Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 I've never used the merge feature, always lock/unlock. But I assume that unless you change some settings the files will still appear locked. And when files are locked they are read-only, which won't allow you to save any changes. Quote Link to comment
DropletMeasure Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well even when the file is not locked by anyone, you can't save. Quote Link to comment
Dan DeFriese Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Well even when the file is not locked by anyone, you can't save. No. If the file is not locked, then nobody's local copy should be writable (changeable). That's kinda the point of the lock/unlock or checkout/checkin paradigm. (Obviously, you can circumvent this but then your're not really under version control anymore.) ~Dan Edited January 28, 2010 by Dan DeFriese Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well even when the file is not locked by anyone, you can't save. Does the file have the "needs-lock" property set? Quote Link to comment
DropletMeasure Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Yea.... Needs-lock is set... Go figure.... Quote Link to comment
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