Source control inheritance locking

摘要

An embodiment of the invention provides a method for source control in a program, wherein the program includes hierarchical files for execution of processes, wherein the hierarchical files include parent files and child files. A revised process selected by a user on a graphical user interface is identified; and, files in the revised process are identified. The files in the revised process are locked with a source control processor. This includes disallowing revisions to the files in the revised process. One or more files that are descendents of a file in the revised process are identified. The one or more files that are descendents of a file in the revised process are locked with the source control processor. This includes disallowing revisions to the one or more files that are descendents of a file in the revised process.

主权项

1. A system for source control in a program, the program comprising a plurality of hierarchical files for execution of a plurality of processes, the hierarchical files comprising parent files and child files, said system comprising:
a graphical user interface for selection of a process of the plurality of processes by a user, the selected process including less than all of the files in the program; a computer processor for identifying files in the selected process and identifying at least one file that is a descendent of a file in the selected process; and a source control processor for locking the files in the selected process, the locking of the files in the selected process includes disallowing revisions to the files in the selected process, said source control processor locks the at least one file that is a descendent of a file in the selected process, the locking of the at least one file that is a descendent of a file in the selected process includes disallowing revisions to the at least one file that is a descendent of a file in the selected process, wherein said source control processor only locks the files in the selected process and the at least one file that is a descendent of a file in the selected process such that revisions are allowed to files not in the selected process and files that are not descendent of a file in the selected process.