Troubleshooting
Problem
This technote explains why attempts to checkin an IBM® Rational® ClearCase® file causes an error stating the file contains a line exceeding 8000 bytes along with steps to resolve the problem.
Symptom
During checkin the following error occurs:
text_file_delta: Error: "foo.c" is not a 'text file': it contains a line exceeding 8000 bytes.
Use a different type manager (such as compressed file).
cleartool: Error: Type manager "text_file_delta" failed create_version operation.
cleartool: Error: Unable to check in "foo.c".
[{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Type Manager","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF015","label":"IRIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"7.0;7.0.1;7.1;7.1.1;7.1.2;8.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Type Manager","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]
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Modified date:
29 September 2018
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