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ClearCase utfXXcleardiffmerge displays a different error message on each OS when comparing directories

Troubleshooting


Problem

When comparing directories using IBM® Rational ClearCase utfXXcleardiffmerge, you might see a different error message for each platform.

Symptom

For the following platforms, there are the error messages that are displayed:

  1. AIX:
    utfXXcleardiffmerge: Error: Unexpected size difference while comparing files "<Folder 1>" and "<Folder 2>"
  2. Ubuntu:
    utfXXcleardiffmerge: Error: Unable to read file "<Folder 1>": Is a directory.
  3. SLES:
    utfXXcleardiffmerge: Error: Unable to read file "<Folder 1>": Is a directory.
  4. Windows:
    utfXXcleardiffmerge.exe: Error: Unable to open <Folder 1>: Permission denied
  5. RHEL:
    "<Folder 1>" is not a 'UTF-XX file'.
    Use 'cleartool' to diff/merge other object types.

Document Location

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 January 2023

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