Fixes Defects:

C165871,C170225,PH56902,PH57697,PH59053,PH59262,PH60441,PH60489,PI41976



This patch contains the following software changes:


C165871:

   Problem: While executing 'cleartool mkelem -nc -mkpath {view-private-dir}\{file}', if cleartool's current directory is within the view-private sub-tree or another process has an active reference to something in the view-private directory, then the attempt to rename {view-private-dir} to {view-private-dir}.mkelem fails with a permission denied error.

   Fix: ClearCase 'cleartool mkelem -mkpath' processing was corrected.


C170225:

   Problem: ClearCase clearmake does not properly evaluate view private directories that are explicit directory dependencies.

   Fix: ClearCase clearmake was fixed to properly evaluate view private directories that are explicit directory dependencies.


PH56902:

   Problem: ClearCase MultiSite chmaster of an object with a dangling GlobalDefinition hlink fails and causes db_server process to crash, when run by privileged user.

   Fix: ClearCase MultiSite chmaster of an object with a dangling GlobalDefinition hlink succeeds when run by privileged user.


PH57697:

   Problem: Cleartool protect commands in "reverse interop" scenarios report multiple "unable to protect" messages for nonexistent cleartext.

   Fix: The ClearCase cleartool protect command in "reverse interop" has been fixed.


PH59053:

   Problem: Windows 11 explorer crashes when opening the file manager on non-English hosts after CC install.

   Fix: Windows 11 file explorer will work as expected even on non-English hosts after CC install.


PH59262:

   Problem: Enabling tracing on a Windows CM Server causes back-end crash when performing a checkin operation.

   Fix: Trace code has been corrected to use a valid format specifier.


PH60441:

   Problem: ClearCase cleartool findmerge is calculating the common ancestor for elements with mergetype never and copy.

   Fix: ClearCase cleartool findmerge now skips calculating the common ancestor for elements with mergetype never and copy.


PH60489:

   Problem: The ClearCase XML diff merge tool fails when comparing or merging versions with long (usually version-extended) names in dynamic views.

   Fix: Corrected Windows API usage in the ClearCase XML diff merge tool.


PI41976:

   Problem: ClearCase allows both checkin & uncheckout from the same checkout (race condition).

   Fix: Fixed ClearCase checkin/unco final write transaction logic to skip checking global type locks.