Question

I am running code review tools on a large application. The code is all held in a ClearCase team view, but information on the Maven build is held in another. The developers get a view which includes the code and the Maven build repository, but that is not possible for test teams here. I have a view which lets me see the code and another view which gives me access to the Maven repository.

My problem is I can’t seem to find a way to have both views active at once.

To run my test tools I use cleartool setview -exec "test scripts etc" mycodeview

Is there a way to run my review tools while also having access to mymavenview?

Answer 1

I confirm that for dynamic view, you cannot use cleartool setview for several views.

setview is only a way to mount the vobs directory within your dynamic view to /vobs.

I would rather use snapshot views, update their content in a custom path, and through symlink (not managed by ClearCase), make sure I see the relevant content of one view from the other.

Notes:

• a cleartool symlinks isn’t useful here, since one view don’t reflect the full content you need.
• dynamic views could be used, but I find them much slower in those case that snapshot views.