PM42062: cleartool ls spuriously returns Error: Pathname is not within a VOB when resolving symlinks

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• cleartool ls spuriously returns Error: Pathname is not within a
  VOB when resolving symlinks
  
  ClearCase 7.1.2.2
  
  
  Solaris 10
  
  
  To reproduce:
  
  
  1)  Make a VOB and a View
  
  2)  Set to the View and cd into the VOB
  
  3)  Check out the root of the VOB
  
  4)  cleartool ln -s /etc etc
  
  5)  cleartool mkelem -eltype directory dir1
  
  6)  cd dir1
  
  7)  cleartool mkelem foo
  
  8)  cleartool mkelem -eltype directory dir2
  
  9)  cd dir2
  
  10)  cleartool ln -s ../../dir1 dir1
  
  11)  checkin all of the directories and the element foo
  
  12)  cd /
  
  bash-3.00$ cleartool ls /vob/symlink/dir1/dir2/dir1/foo
  /vob/symlink/etc
  /vob/symlink/dir1/foo@@/main/1                        Rule:
  /main/LATEST
  cleartool: Error: Pathname is not within a VOB: '/etc'
  
  However:
  bash-3.00$ cleartool ls /vob/symlink/etc
  /vob/symlink/etc --? /etc
  
  and:
  
  bash-3.00$ cleartool ls /vob/symlink/etc
  /vob/symlink/dir1/dir2/dir1/foobar
  /vob/symlink/etc --? /etc
  /vob/symlink/dir1/foobar@@/main/1                        Rule:
  /main/LATEST
  
  
  Workaround:  Set environment variable
  CCASE_LS_RELATIVE_SYMLINK_PATH to 1
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  cleartool ls spuriously returns Error: Pathname is not
  within a VOB when resolving symlinks
  
  ClearCase 7.1.2.2
  
  
  Solaris 10
  
  
  To reproduce:
  
  
  1)  Make a VOB and a View
  
  2)  Set to the View and cd into the VOB
  
  3)  Check out the root of the VOB
  
  4)  cleartool ln -s /etc etc
  
  5)  cleartool mkelem -eltype directory dir1
  
  6)  cd dir1
  
  7)  cleartool mkelem foo
  
  8)  cleartool mkelem -eltype directory dir2
  
  9)  cd dir2
  
  10)  cleartool ln -s ../../dir1 dir1
  
  11)  checkin all of the directories and the element foo
  
  12)  cd /
  
  bash-3.00$ cleartool ls /vob/symlink/dir1/dir2/dir1/foo
  /vob/symlink/etc
  /vob/symlink/dir1/foo@@/main/1         Rule:
  /main/LATEST
  cleartool: Error: Pathname is not within a VOB: "/etc"
  
  However:
  bash-3.00$ cleartool ls /vob/symlink/etc
  /vob/symlink/etc --? /etc
  
  and:
  
  bash-3.00$ cleartool ls /vob/symlink/etc
  /vob/symlink/dir1/dir2/dir1/foobar
  /vob/symlink/etc --? /etc
  /vob/symlink/dir1/foobar@@/main/1
  Rule: /main/LATEST
  
  
  Workaround:  Set environment variable
  CCASE_LS_RELATIVE_SYMLINK_PATH to 1
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase versions 7.1.1.8, 7.1.2.5
  and 8.0.0.1
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CC&CC MSITE UNI

• Fixed component ID

  5724G3301

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSN

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