well... maybe..
I have used such a pre-mkelem trigger in the past to prevent core files
from being introduced to the VOB.
Make a rule in the magic file that only uses the name (place it high in the
file or place it in a file that is parsed before default.magic.) so that
magic numbers will not override since many applications create *.bak files
for many types of files..
Create a pre-mkelem trigger
ct mktrtype -ele -all -eltpype backup_file -exec..
that disallows the mkelem...
it worked fine for me in the past..
-Charles
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At 07:17 PM 1/25/00 -0800, David Highley wrote:
>Robin,
>
>You can't do this with the magic file. You would need a pre link
>trigger that checkes the file extension and disallows creating the
>element. It needs to be the pre link as the link operation happens
>before you enter the pre mkelem trigger operation.
>
> >
> >
> > Robin,
> >
> > The only way I can see to do this with the magic file is to make the
> element
> > type that corresponds to "*.bak" be one that doesn't exist in
> ClearCase. If
> > I were doing it, I would make a magic file that occurs lexically before
> > default.magic, so that it is parsed first. All that being said, I have
> some
> > considerable doubt that this is the best way to go. It seems to me that
> > putting a checkin trigger in place that disallows checkin of *.bak would be
> > the better choice. That may be my long developer history speaking, as I
> > abhor error messages that can be avoided. Anyway, good luck and best
> > wishes.
> >
> > Ted
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robin LaSalle [ mailto:rlasalle@wav1.wavtrace.com
> > <mailto:rlasalle@wav1.wavtrace.com> ]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 15:32
> > To: 'ClearCase User's Group'
> > Subject: [cciug] Magic File
> >
> > I want to disallow files with a ".bak" extension from being made elements.
> > How do I do this in the Magic file? Also, should I edit the default file or
> > create a "custom.magic" to add these lines? What are the minimum line
> > requirements for a magic file?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Robin La Salle
> > Software Configuration Manager
> > WavTrace, Inc.
> > (425) 468-2244
> > rlasalle@wavtrace.com
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