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RTC/Clearcase synchronization failed due config spec issue


Mauricio Silclir (9184) | asked Oct 30 '09, 10:02 a.m.
Hi,
when executing the synchronizer Clearcase/RTC, the process fails with the
following message: Synchronization failed: Config spec line from view
"element * /main/LATEST -mkbranch <branch_type>" did not match config spec line from branch "element * /main/0 -mkbranch <branch_type>"
.
The problem is that, when creating the synchronizer with the wizard, it creates a local Clearcase view in my machine, with the following config spec:
#BaseCCIntegration
#BRANCH=brtype:<branch_type>@\<VOB>#BRANCH=
element * CHECKEDOUT
element * .../<branch_type>/LATEST
element * /main/0 -mkbranch <branch_type>


But with this config spec, any of my files in the Clearcase VOB are shown
(because I don't have files in /main/0). In consequence, I cannot configure my synchronizer, selecting the files by browsing the VOB, because it doesn't show me any file or folder.
To work around on this, I added a line to the config spec, element * /main/LATEST -mkbranch <branch_type>, before the last line in the original one. Doing that, I can see all my files and select them to be synchronized, and it works! But the process is executed by the second time, it throws the error I specified above.

Again, the work around for this second time is to change again the config spec of the local view to its original, run the process once (which doesn't give any result because it doesn't "see" any file due the config spec), change the config spec adding the extra line, select again all my files and folders to be synchronized, and run again the process.

I think it's supposed to work with the original config spec created by the
wizard, but it doesn't, at least in my case. Can anybody help me on this?

Additional info:
* Synchronization host OS: Windows XP
* RTC version: 2.0
* Clearcase version: 7.0.1.2
* Clearcase server OS: Unix

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Geoffrey Clemm (30.1k33035) | answered Oct 31 '09, 12:56 a.m.
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You are not allowed to modify the config spec of the view created by the
synchronizer (that's why its name is DO_NOT_USE_xxx :-).

If the config spec of the view you use is more complicated than this
simple branch/label sequence, then you have to periodically findmerge
your changes from your view into that branch, and periodically findmerge
that branch into your view.

Cheers,
Geoff

msilclir wrote:
Hi,
when executing the synchronizer Clearcase/RTC, the process fails with
the
following message: Synchronization failed: Config spec
line from view
"element * /main/LATEST -mkbranch <branch_type>" did
not match config spec line from branch "element * /main/0
-mkbranch <branch_type>".
The problem is that, when creating the synchronizer with the wizard,
it creates a local Clearcase view in my machine, with the following
config spec:
#BaseCCIntegration
#BRANCH=brtype:<branch_type>@\<VOB>#BRANCH=
element * CHECKEDOUT
element * .../<branch_type>/LATEST
element * /main/0 -mkbranch <branch_type>


But with this config spec, any of my files in the Clearcase VOB are
shown
(because I don't have files in /main/0). In consequence, I cannot
configure my synchronizer, selecting the files by browsing the VOB,
because it doesn't show me any file or folder.
To work around on this, I added a line to the config spec,
element * /main/LATEST -mkbranch
branch_type>
, before the last line in the
original one. Doing that, I can see all my files and select them to
be synchronized, and it works! But the process is executed by the
second time, it throws the error I specified above.

Again, the work around for this second time is to change again the
config spec of the local view to its original, run the process once
(which doesn't give any result because it doesn't "see" any
file due the config spec), change the config spec adding the extra
line, select again all my files and folders to be synchronized, and
run again the process.

I think it's supposed to work with the original config spec created by
the
wizard, but it doesn't, at least in my case. Can anybody help me on
this?

Additional info:
* Synchronization host OS: Windows XP
* RTC version: 2.0
* Clearcase version: 7.0.1.2
* Clearcase server OS: Unix

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