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Parallel development with binary files


Paolo Cravino (122) | asked Nov 07 '08, 6:36 a.m.
Dealing with parallel development requires sometime to manage binary files or similar (eg. images, .mdb, .xls, .ppt) where the merge function cannot be applied.
To avoid conflicts, it is required to avoid parallel changes on those files, and let developers work only on a singolar version or stream, or at least alert users when a files is changed, or again create something like a reserved checkout.

Any idea on how to manage this situation with RTC ?
Is it possible to create locking mechanisms on those files (using extentions) ?

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Dmitry Karasik (1.8k11) | answered Nov 07 '08, 6:36 a.m.
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Dealing with parallel development requires sometime to manage binary
files or similar (eg. images, .mdb, .xls, .ppt) where the merge function
cannot be applied.
To avoid conflicts, it is required to avoid parallel changes on those
files, and let developers work only on a singolar version or stream, or
at least alert users when a files is changed, or again create something
like a reserved checkout.

Any idea on how to manage this situation with RTC ? Is it possible to
create locking mechanisms on those files (using extentions) ?


This is currently being discussed in bug 64041

- Dmitry

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