How can I create an xml-based mrgman file using ClearCase but without any GUI interaction?

Question

I know one way to find the files that need to be merged: I could use the command cleartool findmerge -g ; a GUI will then pop up and let me perform the merge. Then I can save the results as a mrgman file.

Is there a command that does not require using the GUI, and that can also generate the same file, given all the correct arguments (destination view name, etc.)?

It looks like the find merge command can only generate the list of files that need to be merged. The output would look like:

Needs Merge ".\sft\**.cpp" [(automatic) to \main\YYY_integration\XXX_dev\9 from \main\YYY_integration\11 (base also \main\YYY_integration\XXX_dev\9)]

But I want the output file to be an .XML file like those generated by the GUI.

Answer 1

You can at least start view cleartool findmerge -print .
That will list the files and folders that need merging.

That won't be xml-formatted though, which means a bit of post-processing is required to wrap it in an xml format.

If a folder needs merging, it won't list the files from within that folder.

You can use the following procedure to guarantee that the log file produced by findmerge -print includes all the required file-level merges within the directory tree under srcdir:

Actually perform all the directory-level merges:

cleartool findmerge srcdir -type d -merge

Generate a log file that contains the findmerge commands required for files within the merged directory hierarchy:

cleartool  findmerge srcdir -type f -print