PM75831: CLEARTOOL LN -S DOES NOT REPORT AN EXISTING VIEW-PRIVATE LINK AS AN ERROR

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 10 (7.1.2.10) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 06 (8.0.0.6) for 8.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a view-private symbolic link (Unix command: ln -s) exists
  in an IBM Rational ClearCase view and a user has the directory
  checked out and run a cleartool mkdir command (ct ln -s) using
  the same destination name, ClearCase creates the soft symbolic
  link, but it is eclipsed by the view-private file.  It would be
  expected that an error be thrown.
  
  To reproduce the problem:
  1) create view private file named 'asdf'
  2) create element named 'asdf.txt'
  3) checkout dir
  4) create link -? ct ln -s asdf.txt asdf
  5) checkin dir
  6) ct ls
  Z:\myvob\test_link?ct ls
  asdf
  asdf --? asdf.txt [eclipsed]
  asdf.txt@@\main\1              Rule: \main\LATEST
  
  Workaround:
  None at this time.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When a view-private symbolic link (Unix command: ln -s)
  exists in an IBM Rational ClearCase view and a user has the
  directory checked out and run a cleartool mkdir command (ct
  ln -s) using the same destination name, ClearCase creates
  the soft symbolic link, but it is eclipsed by the
  view-private file.  It would be expected that an error be
  thrown.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase versions 7.1.2.10 and
  8.0.0.6
  

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 UNIX

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2901

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSN

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