Am Mittwoch, 5. Dezember 2001 17:14 schrieb Larry Jones: > Janning Vygen writes: > > What is a reasonable place for LockDir Directive in > > CVSROOT/Config?? Can i put it anywhere in the filesystem?? Should > > i put it outside of the repository? Can I just say > > LockDir=CVSROOT/LockDir which seems to me a reasonable place. any > > hints? > > You can put it anywhere you like. Since users are constantly > creating and deleting files and directories in it and there's no > need to preserve it across a system shutdown (or crash), you can > significantly improve CVS performance by putting it on an in-memory > (or at least asynchronous) filesystem if you have one. On many > systems, somewhere in /tmp is a good choice. You should not put it > inside the repository lest someone accidentally (or intentionally) > try to put regular files in it.
Very comprehensive answer. Thank you. Should be put in the manual, too. I Saw many questions already on this list about LockDir and read/write permissions with many developers. It seems to be an important topic and it isn't described so well in the manual (im talking about cederquvist, of whom i think its the official manual) regards janning > -Larry Jones > > It's clear I'll never have a career in sports until I learn > to suppress my survival instinct. -- Calvin > > _______________________________________________ > Info-cvs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs -- Planwerk 6 /websolutions Herzogstra�e 86 40215 D�sseldorf fon 0211-6015919 fax 0211-6015917 http://www.planwerk6.de _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
