PI50590: SETTING PROMPT=$_TIME: $T ($D)$_SHARE: $M$_PATH:$P$_$_$+$G DOES NOT WORK IN A VIEW/VOB CONTEXT

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 10 (8.0.1.10) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (8.0.1.11) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (8.0.1.12) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (8.0.1.13) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.1.14) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (8.0.1.15) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (8.0.1.16) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (8.0.1.17) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (8.0.1.18) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (8.0.1.19) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 20 (8.0.1.20) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 21 (8.0.1.21) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 22 (8.0.1.22) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 23 (8.0.1.23) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 24 (8.0.1.24) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 25 (8.0.1.25) for 8.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If you set PROMPT=$_Time: $T ($D)$_Share: $M$_Path:$P$_$_$+$G,
  you will get unexpected results for an IBM Rational ClearCase
  Dynamic view\vob context
  
  It works in both the MVFS drive letter (M:) and in a view
  context.
  > cd M:
  Time: 16:06:36.22 (Wed 10/14/2015)
  Share: \\view\
  Path:M:\
  
  >cd testuser_dyn
  Time: 16:06:43.38 (Wed 10/14/2015)
  Share: \\view\testuser_dyn
  Path:M:\testuser_dyn
  
  
  In a view\vob context, you do not receive the expected results.
  >cd baseVOB
  Time: 16:06:45.33 (Wed 10/14/2015)
  Share: Unknown
  Path:M:\testuser_dyn\baseVOB
  
  WORKAROUND:
  
  None
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * User commands or applications which rely on the DOS drive    *
  * pathname for a view/VOB context.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Operations which rely on the full DOS drive pathname for a   *
  * MVFS dynamic view/VOB path were receiving an incorrect       *
  * string, which caused unexpected results from those           *
  * operations.                                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A string value in the ClearCase network provider module was
  corrected in ClearCase 8.0.1.10, to allow proper parsing of DOS
  drive paths into dynamic views.
  

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 WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G3300

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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