[cvsnt] No so used features (was AtomicCommits)

Alexandre Augusto Drummond Barroso adrummond at bdmg.mg.gov.br
Tue Sep 23 22:27:39 BST 2003


What about the HTTP proxy feature that was available in CVSNT 1.11.1.4 Alpha 1?
Is it incorporated in v2.x versions? Does it work?

Cheers,

Zandall.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Hoyle [mailto:tmh at nodomain.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 5:52 PM
> To: cvsnt at cvsnt.org
> Subject: Re: [cvsnt] RE: [cvsgui] AtomicCommits
> 
> 
> Alexandre Augusto Drummond Barroso wrote:
> 
> > I don't think it's a problem since the actual process 
> already uses a temp
> > file during commits. I think the only difference is about 
> when delete the
> > rcs file and remane temp file to the rcs file name. Am I 
> right, Mr. Hoyle?
> > 
> AtomicCommits just means that you'll either get all of the 
> commit, or none
> of it.  Commits in CVS already atomic at the file level - you 
> can't get
> corruption by having a power failure, for example, however 
> you might get
> something half committed.
> 
> It's not the most tested code in the world, but it seems to 
> work a lot of
> the time. 2.2.x will use a different method.
> 
> Tony
> 


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