PM72354: CLEARTOOL FIND -FOLLOW ERRORS WITH 'NOT A VOB OBJECT' WHEN A CROSS-VOB SYMBOLIC LINK IS ENCOUNTERED IN A SNAPSHOT VIEW

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 09 (7.1.2.9) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 05 (8.0.0.5) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (7.1.2.14) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (8.0.0.11) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (8.0.0.12) for 8.0
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Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (8.0.0.13) for 8.0
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Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.0.14) for 8.0
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Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (8.0.0.15) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (7.1.2.19) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (8.0.0.16) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (8.0.0.17) for 8.0
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Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (8.0.0.19) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 20 (8.0.0.20) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 21 (8.0.0.21) for 8.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you use a cleartool find command in an IBM Rational
  ClearCase snapshot view where there is a  cross-VOB symbolic
  link, which points to a target element in another VOB, certain
  variations of the find command produce the following error:
  cleartool: Error: Not a vob object:
  
  For example, using two VOBs, /vobs/cross1 containing a symbolic
  link c.txt pointing to /vobs/cross2/c.txt.
  
  In a snapshot view where both VOBs are loaded, the command
  returns an error on the symbolic link from /vobs/cross1:
  
  The cleartool ls command shows the link :
  
  [user@machine cross1]$ cleartool ls
  a.txt@@/main/1                                           Rule:
  /main/LATEST
  b.txt@@/main/1                                           Rule:
  /main/LATEST
  c.txt --? ../cross2/c.txt
  lost+found@@/main/0                                      Rule:
  /main/LATEST
  
  
  [user@machine cross1]$ cleartool find . -type f -nxname -follow
  -print
  ./a.txt
  ./b.txt
  cleartool: Error: Not a vob object: './c.txt'.
  
  Adding the 'link' type to find context does not resolve the
  issue:
  
  [user@machine cross1]$ cleartool find . -type fl -nxname -follow
  -print
  ./a.txt
  ./b.txt
  cleartool: Error: Not a vob object: './c.txt'.
  
  Keeping the link type and removing -follow does give the desired
  results in this case. However other symbolic links will not be
  traversed.
  
  [user@machine cross1]$ cleartool find . -type fl -nxname -print
  ./a.txt
  ./b.txt
  ./c.txt
  
  In a dynamic view, you see the expected behavior:
  
  [user@machine cross1]$ cleartool find . -type f -nxname -follow
  -print
  ./a.txt
  ./b.txt
  ./c.txt
  
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  1. Create a relative symbolic link in one VOB pointing to a file
  element in another VOB.
  2. Load both VOBs in a snapshot view.
  3. Issue a find command similar to the following in the VOB
  containing the symbolic link.
   cleartool find . -type fl -nxname -follow -print
  
  Workarounds:
  
  1. Use a dynamic view to search for cross-VOB symbolic links.
  2. Avoid the '-follow' switch in cleartool find commands.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Use of cross-VOB symbolic links within a snapshot view may
  cause the cleartool find command to fail with Error: Not a
  vob object.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase 7.1.2.9 and 8.0.0.5
  

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

  CLEARCASE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2900

Applicable component levels

• R712 PSN

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