On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 08:48:01PM -0500, Charles Lepple wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:05:30 -0800, David Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Good idea, I like it.  But are there ways to just use cvs/svn instead,
> > rather than re-inventing the wheel?
> 
> CVS provides a locked checkout model, but recently, the trend for
> version control systems is to not provide locking, and instead provide
> better merge services when conflicts arise.

Perhaps merging would be appropriate here?
 
> Also, Stuart's idea has merit for use in the working directory, where
> you might not want to be constantly committing files just to switch
> between tools.

Absolutely.  CVS/svn/arch alone is not the answer.  However, a lock file
to synchronize between the programs, but version control for
locking/synching between users?

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Joshua D. Boyd
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