[p4] Using a label to "lock" a branch

[Chuck O'Neill]

One approach I've used is to set a submit trigger on the branch and 
have it check the value of a counter.  You can then lock/unlock 
submits to the area by setting the value of the counter.

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>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:05:41 -0700
>From: Steve_Mitchell at capgroup.com
>Subject: [p4] Using a label to "lock" a branch
>To: perforce-user at perforce.com
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>Hi,
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>I've been reading this forum for about a year, and want to thank everybody
>for sharing their knowlege; it has been a real help. I have a question for
>the group:
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>Is it possible to add a trigger in Perforce, which will disallow any
>commits on a branch, as long as a certain label exists on that branch?
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>It seems like (if this is feasible) this would allow us to "lock" a branch
>without using p4 protect.
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>Thanks
>
>Steve

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