Why would my play framework say wait for a .sbt lock to be available?

Question

[Sally] $ run

[info] Updating {file:/Users/MyName/Desktop/sally/todolist/}Sally...
Waiting for lock on /Users/MyName/Documents/play-2.1.3/repository/.sbt.ivy.lock to be         


        

Answer 1

Just remove the .lock file. It is used when resolving dependancies and to avoid conflicts if you launch two Play consoles.