Allow CVS mode on an individual file basis?

[aaaa]

Hi,

We are currently using Source Gear Vault integrated with Visual Studio using the checkout-edit-checkin method of development which suits us best.

However, we also use a produce called TestDriven together with NUnit for our testing purposes. When running TestDriven in debug mode, it is necessary for the application to check out the proejct file of the Visual Studio project in question.

This leaves us in the situation tha only one developer can be running the test suit in debug mode, as only one developer can have the exclusive lock on the project file beign debugged.

We were wondering whether it is possible to run all of our files in exclusive check out mode, apart from the Visual Studio project file which would be set to be mergeable? This would (hopefully) allow multiple develoeprs to be debugging at the same time.

Any help, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[lbauer]

I could use more information.

We were wondering whether it is possible to run all of our files in exclusive check out mode

Do you want all developers to be able to checkout files exclusively? This isn't possible, since an "exclusive lock" means only one checkout.

If you want to have multiple checkouts of the same files, disable "Exclusive locks" in the Vault Admin Tool in Repository Options and instruct users not to check out files exclusively.

If files are being checked out exclusively because Vault considers them to be binary, you can add those file extensions to the list of mergeable files, which will allow multiple checkouts.