[cvsnt] Re: Commit nofify for commit on certain branch

[Tony Hoyle]

Richard Bordoli wrote:
> 
> I beleive commitinfo runs on the server.... but CVS/Entries is client
> side... so I am confused as to how a commitinfo script / program accesses
> CVS/Entries when it is invoked ?

The commitinfo script has a server-side copy of CVS/Entries in its 
current directory.

> If this is the case could you elaborate on how to get hold of this
> inforamtion at commit time in a commitinfo script/program.
> 
> I would like to restrict commits on a per branch basis...

If all you want to do is restrict commits, just set an ACL:

cvs chacl -r release_branch -u manager -a read,write,create,tag,control
cvs chacl -r release_branch -m "Commits to the release branch not 
allowed." -a read

Tony