text_file_delta: Error: “foo.c” is not a ‘text file’: it contains a line exceeding 8000 bytes
Posted on July 6, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
This error message indicates that you have a line that contains more than 8000 characters. Unfortunately, the text_file_delta type manager cannot handle lines greater than 8000 characters.
You have two choices as to how to deal with this:
Insert line breaks so the length of every line is less than 8000 characters.
Modify the file type so it [...]
Clearfsimport examples
Posted on July 3, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
The clearfsimport command reads the specified file system source objects and places them in the target VOB. This command uses magic files to determine which element type to use for each element created (see the cc.magic reference page). The source and target directories may not be the same; to create an element from a view-private [...]
Read More..>>Clearcase tutorial
Posted on June 27, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
Welcome to the IBM Rational® ClearCase® tutorial. This tutorial will show you how to start working with Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearCase LT.
To simplify referring to these two products, the term ClearCase is used for both Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearCase LT. Any product and platform differences, when applicable to the tutorial, are specified.
Clearcase tutorial [...]
Clearcase reference manual
Posted on June 27, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
Online help:
This Clearcase reference manual tells you about our tools and how to use them to achieve your development goals.
To access the Rational Clearcase reference 7.0.1 information center, visit
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cchelp/v7r0m1/index.jsp
To access the Rational Clearcase reference 7.0.0 information center, visit
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cchelp/v7r0m0/index.jsp
Forums:
IBM Rational ClearCase Forum
IBM Rational ClearCase Forum is the first by size and reach [...]
How merge works in clearcase
Posted on June 26, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
To merge files and directories:
The base contributor is identified.
Each contributor is compared with the base contributor using the Rational® ClearCase® merge algorithm. (See the illustration below.)
For any line that is unchanged between the base contributor and any other contributor, the line is copied to the merge output file.
For any line that has changed between the [...]
case-sensitivity options in dynamic views
Posted on June 23, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
On Windows® computers, you can configure the multiversion file system (MVFS) settings for case-sensitivity (which determine the interpretation of lowercase and uppercase characters in names of folders and files in dynamic views) at the following times:
When a Rational® ClearCase® configuration is set up, during site preparation default MVFS settings for case-sensitivity are established.
When you set [...]
clearcase command checkout
Posted on June 3, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | 2 Comments
checkout
Creates a modifiable copy of a version
Applicability
Product
Command type
ClearCase®
cleartool subcommand
ClearCase LT
cleartool subcommand
Platform
UNIX®
Linux®
Windows®
Parent topic: Cleartool subcommands for base ClearCase and UCM
Synopsis
checkout | co [ –res/erved ] [–unr/eserved [ –nma/ ster ] ]
[ –out dest-pname | –nda/ ta ] [ –pti/me ]
[ –bra/nch branch-pname | –ver/sion ] [ –nwa/rn ]
[ –c/omment comment | –cfi/le comment-file-pname | –cq/uery [...]
CLEARCASE_PRIMARY_GROUP vs CLEARCASE_GROUPS
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
Below is the discription from IBM:
CLEARCASE_PRIMARY_GROUP
Specifies which of the user’s groups ClearCase should consider
the primary group.Overrides the Windows primary group
assignment for ClearCase operations.This environment variable
must be a per-user variable (not a system variable) and must
be set to a group that already appears in the user’s group list.
CLEARCASE_GROUPS
Specifies a list of up to 32 groups [...]
How to relocate vob in clearcase
Posted on May 23, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
1,lock vob use “cleartool lock vob:vobtag”
2,umount vob & kill the vob_server process
3,su to root
4,tar -cf – <vob storage directory> | (cd <new location>;tar -xBpf -)
5,ct register -vob -replace <with new location>
6,ct mktag -vob -replace -tag … <with new location>
7.”cleartool unlock vob:vobtag”
8,remount the vob from all clients
Often used link for clearcase admin
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Clearcase | Leave a Comment
1.Clearcase online manual
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cchelp/v7r0m1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.rational.clearcase.doc/topics/c_ctclnt.htm
2.Clearcase patchs download link for all release
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=984&uid=swg24009632
or
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rational/clearcase/
3.clearcase 7.0 download link
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/pick.do?lang=en_US&source=RATL-RATIONAL
4.clearcase forum address
IBM Rational ClearCase Forum is the first by size and reach by ideas source focused on ClearCase and ClearCase Multisite topics.
www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=333&cat=24
5.The ten best triggers for clearcase
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/4311.html
5.differences between CCRC, CCWeb and Native ClearCase
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21233090