Why clearfsimport command adds file to source control with a size zero?

Question

I use clearfsimport command the file is added to source control but:

• the file size becomes zero and
• keep files are created.

In the version tree of ClearCase, the version number of that file is zero.

How can I fix this in order for the clearfsimport to work properly?

Answer 1

You need to make sure, when using clearfsimport (as in "How can I use ClearCase to “add to source control …” recursively?")

• that your source is different from your destination

  clearfsimport -preview -rec -nset c:\sourceDir\* m:\MyView\MyVob\MyDestinationDirectory
  

(Here I use the -preview to check first what the import would do)

• that your destination config spec allows you to create new files (in the current branch or in the new one)

  element * CHECKEDOUT
  element * /main/LATEST
  
  or
  
  element * CHECKEDOUT
  
  element * .../newBranch/LATEST
  element * /main/0 -mkbranch newBranch
  element * /main/LATEST -mkbranch newBranch