SCM cmd line tool on Linux does not work without X-Server

Piotr Stachyra (11●2) | asked Apr 07 '09, 5:24 a.m.

Hi,
I'm having unusual problem with scm command line on Linux (RH4).

I have RTC-ExpressC-Full-1.0.1-Linux.zip client installed on Linux.
I log into this Linux machine via Putty and try to run scm command. When there is no X-Server running on my local machine I get following message:

The application 'scm' lost its connection to the display localhost:11.0;
most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed
the application.

Everything works fine when X-Server is up.
Has anybody encountered this issue? It is bit of a problem for me because I want to set up some scm tasks via cron.

Cheers!
Piotr

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Piotr Stachyra (11●2) | answered Apr 07 '09, 6:07 a.m.

Ok, I found quick workaround based on this topic -> https://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4109

I have replaced original scm script (from scmtools/eclipse) with this one:


#!/bin/bash

java -jar plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_*.jar $*

exit 0

Seems to work fine now.

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Jakub Jurkiewicz (596●3●2) | answered Apr 08 '09, 7:58 a.m.

Ok, I found quick workaround based on this topic -> https://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4109

I have replaced original scm script (from scmtools/eclipse) with this one:
#!/bin/bash

java -jar plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_*.jar $*

exit 0
Seems to work fine now.

I have created the following Work Item to address this issue: https://jazz.net/jazz/web/projects/Rational%20Team%20Concert#action=com.ibm.team.workitem.viewWorkItem&id=77687

kind regards,
Jakub

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