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Ruminator
Ruminator

Reputation: 149

ClearCase issue two files pointing to the same resource

We have multiple projects in a given ClearCase view. Somehow, we now have a handful of files that are pointing to the same resource in two different projects.

We had a JavaTestProject that was put in ClearCase as a sample project.

The code was used as a model to create a new project: JavaLiveProject.

For a few pieces of code with the same name, ClearCase has pointed the JavaTestProject to the JavaLiveProject file with the same name.

Using ClearCase Explorer, the View Path for JavaTestProject/MyJavaProgram.java looks like it belongs to JavaTestProject.
However, if you use the Properties of Element option, the full path is pointing to JavaLiveProject/MyJavaProgram.java.

If you check out and edit the file in either project, you are really editing JavaLiveProject/myJavaProgram.java.

We are not certain how this happened (we do not see any symlinks in ClearCase Explorer).
However, we would like to make it so that JavaTestProject/myJavaProgram.java does not affect JavaLiveProject/MyJavaProgram.java.

There are other instances where the code has the same name (MySampleProgram.java for instance) where this did not happen.

Any ideas?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 267

Answers (2)

Ruminator
Ruminator

Reputation: 149

After working with ClearCase support (internal, not official), the reason that the files were pointing to the same resource could not be determined. However, removing the files from the JavaTestProject seems to have cleared up the issue (it did not delete the files in JavaLiveProject).

I did make backup copies before deleting files from ClearClase, just in case.

Upvotes: 0

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1323573

The easiest way to troubleshoot that kind of situation is to leave the GUI aside for a moment, and see what the command-line interface returns:

In a DOS session, go to your (snapshot I presume) view and type:

 cleartool ls

If there is a symlink (it shouldn't be since you didn't see it through the GUI, but I am just checking there), it would be displayed as:

JavaTestProject/MyJavaProgram.java --> C:\path\to\JavaLiveProject/MyJavaProgram.java

If not, check if there is some kind of OS-based symlink (like a Junction)

A cleartool descr -l of both "JavaTestProject/MyJavaProgram.java" and "JavaLiveProject/MyJavaProgram.java" can help troubleshoot the issue too.

Upvotes: 2

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