PM75831: CLEARTOOL LN -S DOES NOT REPORT AN EXISTING VIEW-PRIVATE LINK AS AN ERROR

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 10 (7.1.2.10) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 06 (8.0.0.6) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (7.1.2.14) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (8.0.0.11) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (8.0.0.12) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (7.1.2.15) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (8.0.0.13) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (7.1.2.16) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (7.1.2.17) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.0.14) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (7.1.2.18) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (8.0.0.15) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (7.1.2.19) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (8.0.0.16) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (8.0.0.17) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (8.0.0.18) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (8.0.0.19) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 20 (8.0.0.20) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 21 (8.0.0.21) for 8.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a view-private symbolic link (Unix command: ln -s) exists
  in an IBM Rational ClearCase view and a user has the directory
  checked out and run a cleartool mkdir command (ct ln -s) using
  the same destination name, ClearCase creates the soft symbolic
  link, but it is eclipsed by the view-private file.  It would be
  expected that an error be thrown.
  
  To reproduce the problem:
  1) create view private file named 'asdf'
  2) create element named 'asdf.txt'
  3) checkout dir
  4) create link -? ct ln -s asdf.txt asdf
  5) checkin dir
  6) ct ls
  Z:\myvob\test_link?ct ls
  asdf
  asdf --? asdf.txt [eclipsed]
  asdf.txt@@\main\1              Rule: \main\LATEST
  
  Workaround:
  None at this time.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When a view-private symbolic link (Unix command: ln -s)
  exists in an IBM Rational ClearCase view and a user has the
  directory checked out and run a cleartool mkdir command (ct
  ln -s) using the same destination name, ClearCase creates
  the soft symbolic link, but it is eclipsed by the
  view-private file.  It would be expected that an error be
  thrown.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase versions 7.1.2.10 and
  8.0.0.6
  

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

  CLEARCASE UNIX

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2901

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSN

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