PM57460: Link in the workarea, for symlink object, deleted by the Sync Workarea

Rational Synergy Fix Pack 2 (7.2.0.2) for 7.2
Rational Synergy Fix Pack 6 (7.1.0.6) for 7.1
Rational Synergy Fix Pack 6 (7.2.0.6) for 7.2
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 1 for 7.2.0.6
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 2 for 7.2.0.6
Rational Synergy Fix Pack 7 (7.2.0.7) for 7.2
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 1 for 7.2.0.7
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 2 for 7.2.0.7
Rational Synergy Interim Fix 3 for 7.2.0.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Tested with Linux and Synergy 7.1.0.5
  
  1) Start a Synergy session in Web mode.
  In Synergy:
  Create a new task
  Create a new project (workarea in linked mode)
  Create a subdirectory called 'subdir' for example in this new
  project
  
  2) In a terminal go in the project's workarea.
  ##
  ls -al
  total 16
  drwxr-xr-x 3 gperrin users 4096 Feb  3 10:17 .
  drwxr-xr-x 3 gperrin users 4096 Feb  3 10:15 ..
  -r--r--r-- 1 gperrin users   54 Feb  3 10:15 .ccmwaid.inf
  drwxr-xr-x 2 gperrin users 4096 Feb  3 10:17 subdir
  ##
  
  Create manually, in the terminal, a link pointing to the new sub
  directory 'subdir':
  ln -sf subdir linkme
  ##
  ll
  total 16
  drwxr-xr-x 3 gperrin users 4096 Feb  3 10:18 .
  drwxr-xr-x 3 gperrin users 4096 Feb  3 10:15 ..
  -r--r--r-- 1 gperrin users   54 Feb  3 10:15 .ccmwaid.inf
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 gperrin users    6 Feb  3 10:18 linkme -? subdir
  drwxr-xr-x 2 gperrin users 4096 Feb  3 10:17 subdir
  ##
  
  3) In Synergy, run a Sync Workarea on the project.
  The link is detected and the new conflict is reported in
  Synergy.
  Right click on the object in the Conflict dialog, and select
  'Keep Workarea changes'
  
  =? The object 'linkme' is created in Synergy. With the correct
  type 'symlink'.
  =? But the link is deleted in the workarea
  ##
  ll
  total 16
  drwxr-xr-x 3 gperrin users 4096 Feb  3 10:20 .
  drwxr-xr-x 3 gperrin users 4096 Feb  3 10:15 ..
  -r--r--r-- 1 gperrin users   54 Feb  3 10:15 .ccmwaid.inf
  drwxr-xr-x 2 gperrin users 4096 Feb  3 10:17 subdir
  ##
  
  
  4) Run a Sync workarea on the project again:
  A new conflict 'File removed from the workarea' is detected for
  the object 'linkme'.
  -Select the option 'Discard Workarea changes'
  =? The symlink object in Synergy is kept.
  =? But the link is still not created in the workarea.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Link in the workarea, for symlink object, deleted by the
  Sync Workarea
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in Synergy 7.2.0.2 and planned to be fixed in Synergy
  7.1.0.6.
  

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

  TLOGIC SYNERGY

• Fixed component ID

  5724V66SN

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSN

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