Checking out directory

Checking out directory

Directories and files under Rational ClearCase source control. Having versions of directories can be helpful if, for example,you rename a source file used in a particular release and then modify your makefile to reflect this change. If you need to rebuild a previous release, you can set up your view to sleect the version of the directory that contains the file under its previous name.

 

On Unix system

To add a file or subdirectory to Rational ClearCase control, you must first check out the parent directory. It is common mistake that, after checking out a parent directry and adding elements to it, users forget to check in the directory. If you check out a directory, you can see its modified contents form your view, but other users can not see the modifications until you check in it.

 

On Windows system

You rarely need to check out a directory explicitly. The parent directory of a file is checked out and checked in when you add the file to source control. in a directory under version control, a new version of the directory is created when you add or rename a file element under source control. Before you modify the contend in the view, if you check out the parent directory explicitly, you can see its modified contents from your view, but other users can not see the modifications until you check in it.

 

Modifications here means the operations of mkdir,mkelement,rename,ln and exclude the operations that only update the contents in the source files