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georgiana_e
georgiana_e

Reputation: 1869

Check if a file is checkedout from clearcase

I have a makefile in which I want to do checkout on a file if this file isn't already checkedout:

VAR=$(shell cleartool ls $(HOME)/all_files.tgz | grep CHECKEDOUT)
build:
     @if ["$(VAR)" == ""]; then \
        cleartool co -unres -nc $(HOME)/all_files.tgz;\
     fi
     @ tar czf $(HOME)/all_files.tgz $(OUT)/*.log

I get the following error if all_files.tgz is checked out: 

/bin/sh: [/home/ge/prj/all_files.tgz@@/main/10/CHECKEDOUT from /main/10             Rule: CHECKEDOUT: not found

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1053

Answers (1)

MadScientist
MadScientist

Reputation: 100816

When you use the brackets in the shell you MUST include whitespace around them. This is because [ is actually a separate command: if you use ["$(VAR)" that expands to the string you quote above ([/home/ge/prj/all_files.tgz@@/main/10/CHECKEDOUT from /main/10) and that is not a valid command name. Similarly for the final ]: must have whitespace around it.

Use:

VAR=$(shell cleartool ls $(HOME)/all_files.tgz | grep CHECKEDOUT)
build:
        @if [ "$(VAR)" == "" ]; then \
            cleartool co -unres -nc $(HOME)/all_files.tgz;\
        fi
        @ tar czf $(HOME)/all_files.tgz $(OUT)/*.log

This is a kind of odd rule though. Since VAR is just a shell function, and you're using it in the shell, why even bother to use $(shell ...)?

Upvotes: 2

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