check out vs. get latest version

ddd · Post by **ddd** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:24 pm

what's the difference (subject line)?

using cvs style.

tia!!

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:22 am

Get latest retrieves the latest version in the database.

Checkout also retrieves the latest version, plus puts the file in the Pending Change Set. An Exclusive Checkout locks the the file so other users cannot check it out.

The CVS mode of development does not use checkout. Files are modified without checking them out. The modified file appears in the pending change set and the changes can then be committed.