The only drawback of darcs that I've been able to find is that it can't do put/push to a "dumb server"--darcs must be installed on both sides.
I tried using sshfs to see if I could get around it, but had no luck:
darcs: takeLock /home/magnusth/tmp/rem_darcs/_darcs/lock in
/home/magnusth/tmp/rem_darcs: atomic_create
/home/magnusth/tmp/rem_darcs/_darcs/lock in /home/magnusth/tmp/rem_darcs:
unsupported operation (Function not implemented)
AFAICS this is a problem with sshfs. I think I've run into the same
problem when sticking a GnuPG keychain on sshfs. gpg has an option:
--lock-never
Disable locking entirely. This option should be used only in
very special environments, where it can be assured that only
one process is accessing those files. A bootable floppy with
a stand-alone encryption system will probably use this.
Improper usage of this option may lead to data and key
corruption.
Is there a similar option for darcs?
If not, would it be difficult to add?
If someone knows enough about sshfs to explain why this happens at all,
and if it can be fixed, I'd love to hear it. :-)
/M
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