mkbl

Creates a baseline or set of baselines

APPLICABILITY

SYNOPSIS

• Create a baseline of a component or set of baselines of components:

mkbl [ -c·omment comment | -cfi· le pname | -cq· uery| -nc·omment ]

[ -vie·w view-tag ]
[ -com·ponent component-selector[,...] | -all | -act·ivities activity-selector[,...] ]
[ -ide·ntical ]
[ -nla·bel | -inc·remental | -fu·ll ]
baseline-root-name

• Create or change the dependency relationships for a composite baseline:

mkbl [ -c·omment comment | -cfi· le pname | -cq· uery| -nc·omment ]

-com·ponent component-selector
{ [ -ade·pends_on depend-component-selector[,...] ]
[ -dde·pends_on depend-component-selector[,...] ] }
[ -nla·bel | -inc·remental | -fu·ll ] [ -nac·t ]
baseline-root-name

• Create a baseline by importing a label type:

mkbl [ -c·omment comment | -cfi· le pname | -cq· uery| -nc·omment ]

-imp·ort [ -com·ponent component-selector[,...] ] label-type-selector ...

DESCRIPTION

The mkbl command creates baselines or composite baselines. A baseline represents a snapshot of the changes made to a particular component in the context of a particular stream: it is a version of a component. For each element in the component, the baseline records the version of that element selected by the stream's configuration at the time mkbl is executed. The baseline also records the list of activities in the stream whose change sets contain versions of the component's elements.

A baseline selects one version of each element of a component. You can create multiple baselines per component, just as you can create multiple versions of an element. A baseline is associated with only one component, and you can only create one baseline per component per invocation of mkbl.

By default, all components that have been modified since the last full baseline are considered as candidates for new baselines. You can also create baselines for a subset of components in the stream or for components modified by specific activities.

If your project team works on multiple components, you may create a composite baseline. A composite baseline is a baseline that selects baselines in other components. You can use a composite baseline to represent the entire project baseline; this is easier than keeping track of a set of baselines, one for each component. We recommend that you create a component for storing the composite baselines. (For information about how to create this type of component, see mkcomp.) In that component, create the composite baseline by adding member baselines with the -adepends_on option.

Initial Baseline

When you create an ordinary component (that is, one that contains directories and elements), it includes an initial baseline whose name is of the form component-name_INITIAL. This baseline selects the /main/0 version of the component's root directory and serves as a starting point for successive baselines of the component.

Creating a Baseline for an Unmodified Component

Use the -identical option to create a new baseline for a component that has not been modified. This can be useful in working with several components. You can create new baselines for a set of components regardless of whether they have been modified.

Creating Baselines That Include a Set of Activities

By default, all activities modified since the last baseline was made are captured in new baselines. You can select a subset of activities for inclusion in the baseline. If there are dependencies between the change sets of activities, you may not be able to include only the activity you want; you'll need to include the activities it depends on as well.

A single baseline is created if the selected activities are part of the same component. If an activity modifies more than one component, a new baseline is created for each component it modifies.

Creating a New Composite Baseline with Existing Dependency Relationships

The operation of creating a new composite baseline is recursive. That is, the operation first creates baselines of its member components and then creates dependency references to those baselines in the composite. The result is a composite baseline that retains the dependency structure of its predecessor.

Creating or Changing Dependency Relationships for a Composite Baseline

You can create or change the dependency relationships for a composite baseline by using the -adepends_on or -ddepends_on options. When a dependency reference to a component is added, a baseline of that component is made, if necessary. These operations apply only to direct members of a composite baseline and do not affect indirect members in a baseline hierarchy. A dropped component can still have a baseline that is lower in the dependency hierarchy.

NOTE: To change the existing dependency relationships, you must create a new composite baseline. You cannot change the relationships of an existing baseline with chbl.

Creating a Baseline by Importing a Label

You can recognize a VOB as a component with the mkcomp command. When you do this, the VOB is given an initial baseline that selects the /main/0 version of the component root directory. However, this baseline does not automatically enable access to files and directories that are already in the VOB.

You can create a new baseline that corresponds to a set of labeled versions in the VOB or one of the VOB's components. To do this, use the -import option. The mkbl command creates a baseline that selects the labeled versions, making them accessible to the UCM project.

Before creating the baseline, be sure that the label is unlocked and ordinary (not global) and that labeled elements are checked in. The label is locked when the baseline is created; you cannot move the label later. Be certain the label selects some version of all visible elements.

Baseline Names

Baseline identifiers are made up of two parts: a user-specifiable root name and a generated, unique numeric extension. The same root name can be used for baselines of more than one component. However, a root name can be used only once per component per stream.

When you create a baseline by importing a label, the root name is derived from the label's type selector. For example, the label-type selector REL1@/vobs/baz generates a baseline root name of REL1 whose scope is the baz component.

Baseline Labels

You can choose whether versions of the baseline are to be labeled when the baseline is created. Baselines can be unlabeled, incrementally labeled, or fully labeled. After they are applied, baseline labels cannot be moved.

All baselines record a component's current configuration in a stream, but only labeled baselines can be used to configure other streams (by means of rebase or mkstream).

Choose a labeling scheme that suits your project's structure. Incremental baselines typically can be created more quickly than full baselines.

• For a full baseline, the time required is proportional to the number of elements in the component.

• For an incremental baseline, the time required is proportional to the number of elements changed since the last full baseline.

These options control labeling during baseline creation:

• The -nlabel option, which creates an unlabeled baseline. Unlabeled baselines cannot be used as foundation baselines to configure a stream. They can be used with the diffbl command.

• The -incremental option, which labels versions of elements that have changed since the last full baseline was created.

• The -full option, which creates a baseline by selecting and labeling a version of each element in the component.

You can change the labeling status for a baseline with the chbl command.

Promotion Levels

Baselines are marked with a promotion level that signifies the quality of the baseline. When created, a project VOB is assigned an ordered set of promotion levels, one of which is designated the default promotion level, which is the level assigned to new baselines when they are created.

See setplevel for more information.

RESTRICTIONS

Identities: No special identity required.

Locks: An error is generated if there are locks on any of the following objects: the UCM project VOB, the component, the containing stream; and if you are importing a label type, the label type being imported.

Mastership: (Replicated VOBs only) Your current replica must master the stream where you make the baseline. When you create an imported baseline from a pre-UCM label, your current replica must master the component and label type.

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS

EVENT RECORDS AND COMMENTS. Default: Creates one or more event records, with commenting controlled by your .clearcase_profile file (default: -cq). See the comments reference page. Comments can be edited with chevent.

-c·omment comment | -cfi·le comment-file-pname |-cq·uery | -cqe·ach | -nc·omment

Overrides the default with the option you specify. See the comments reference page.

SPECIFYING THE VIEW AND STREAM. Default: The stream to which the current view is attached.

-vie·w view-tag

Specifies the view from which to create baselines. Baselines are created in the stream that the view is attached to.

For example, if you are working in coyne_dev_view, but want to create a baseline from the configuration specified by the view coyne_integration_view, use -view coyne_integration_view. This option creates a baseline in the project's integration stream that includes all the checked-in versions contained in coyne_integration_view. If you do not specify view-tag, the current view is used.

SPECIFYING THE COMPONENTS OR ACTIVITIES. Default: -all.

-com·ponent component-selector[,...]

Specifies the components for which baselines are made.

component-selector is of the form [component:]component-name[@vob-selector], where vob-selector specifies the component's project VOB.

-all

Creates a baseline for each component in the project that has been modified since the last baseline.

-ide·ntical

Creates new baselines for all components, regardless of whether they have been modified.

-act·ivities activity-selector, ...

Specifies a list of activities to include in the new baselines.

activity-selector is of the form [activity:]activity-name[@vob-selector] where vob-selector specifies the activity's project VOB.

By default, all activities with changes that are not recorded in the last baselines are recorded in the new baselines. You can use this option to include only a subset of the unrecorded changes in the new baselines. A baseline is created for each component that has unrecorded changes in the specified list of activities.

The list of activities must be complete. That is, they must not depend on the inclusion of any other activities. Activity A2 is dependent on activity A1 if they both contain versions of the same element and A2 contains a later version than A1. If the list of activities is incomplete, the operation fails and lists the required activities.

SELECTING LABELING BEHAVIOR. Default: -incremental.

-nla·bel

Specifies that versions for this baseline are not labeled. Unlabeled baselines cannot be used as foundation baselines, but can be used by the diffbl command and labeled later.

-inc·remental

Labels only versions that have changed since the last full baseline was created.

-fu·ll

Labels all versions visible below the component's root directory.

SPECIFYING THE BASELINE ROOT. Default: None.

baseline-root-name

Specifies the root portion of the baseline name. See Baseline Names. For rules about composing names, see the cleartool reference page.

CREATING OR CHANGING DEPENDENCY RELATIONSHIPS FOR A COMPOSITE BASELINE. Default: Creates a composite baseline that retains the dependency structure of its predecessor.

-com·ponent component-selector

Specifies the component whose dependency relationship you want to change. The component's currently selected baseline is used as the initial configuration.

-ade·pends_on depend-component-selector[,...]

Adds dependency references to the specified components for the composite baseline.

-dde·pends_on depend-component-selector[,...]

Drops dependency references to the specified components for the composite baseline.

-nac·t

Makes a baseline only in the component specified by -component.

SPECIFYING A LABEL TO IMPORT. Default: None.

-imp·ort [ -com·ponent component-selector[,...]] label-type-selector ...

Creates a baseline using versions marked with the specified label-type-selector. The -component option is required when the label type is in a VOB that contains multiple components. The label type must be applied to the component's root directory and to every element below the root directory that you want to include in the component. Baselines are created as successors to the initial baseline. The scope of the label type must be ordinary, not global.

EXAMPLES

The UNIX examples in this section are written for use in csh. If you use another shell, you may need to use different quoting and escaping conventions.

The Windows examples that include wildcards or quoting are written for use in cleartool interactive mode. If you use cleartool single-command mode, you may need to change the wildcards and quoting to make your command interpreter process the command appropriately.

In cleartool single-command mode, cmd-context represents the UNIX shell or Windows command interpreter prompt, followed by the cleartool command. In cleartool interactive mode, cmd-context represents the interactive cleartool prompt. In Attache, cmd-context represents the workspace prompt.

NOTE: In the UNIX examples that follow, arguments and output that show multicomponent VOB tags are not applicable to ClearCase LT, which recognizes only single-component VOB tags. In this manual, a multicomponent VOB tag is by convention a two-component VOB tag of the form /vobs/vob-tag-leaf-for example, /vobs/src. A single-component VOB tag consists of a leaf only-for example, /src. In all other respects, the examples are valid for ClearCase LT.

• Create a baseline for a component xroutines by importing a label type.

cmd-context mkbl -c "Import BL2 label" -import BL2@/vobs/xroutines

• Create baselines for all components in the project that have been modified since the last baseline was created.

cmd-context mkbl BL1

Created baseline "BL1.119" in component "webo_modeler".
Begin incrementally labeling baseline "BL1.119".
Done incrementally labeling baseline "BL1.119".
Created baseline "BL1.120" in component "webo_gui".
Begin incrementally labeling baseline "BL1.120".
Done incrementally labeling baseline "BL1.120".

• Create baselines for the components modified by a particular activity.

cmd-context mkbl -activities line-lib@\pvob1 BL2

SEE ALSO

chbl, chstream, diffbl, lsbl, mkcomp, rmbl