[cvsnt] Re: BUG: Local lock server not started when using :local: with network drive

[Torsten Martinsen]

Tony Hoyle wrote:

> Torsten Martinsen wrote:
>
>> One TortoiseCVS user reported a problem when using :local: where the 
>> repository is on a network drive (yes, I also advise users to not use 
>> network drives, but they tend to do it anyway). Apparently, the lock 
>> server is not started in this case; only if the lock server is 
>> already running will the operation succeed. I have reproduced this 
>> using 2.5.02.2064.
>
>
> cvsnt must not start a lockserver when using a network drive - doing 
> so would be to invite the gross error of having a lockserver per user.
>
> There must be *one* lockserver, and it must be defined in the 
> CVSROOT/config before using network shares like that.  It doesn't have 
> to be on the same machine as the repository, but it must exist. 

Yes, that does make sense. The user was (understandably) confused 
because 2.0.62.1817 apparently does start the lock server under the 
above circumstances (I have not verified this myself). Thanks for the 
explanation.

-Torsten