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4 @settitle XEmacs Clearcase Reference Manual
7 * Clearcase: (clearcase). New Clearcase Version Control for XEmacs (UNIX, Windows).
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14 This document describes the XEmacs package called clearcase.
15 Copyright @copyright{} 2001 Adrian Aichner.
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32 @c Copyright @copyright{} 2000 Adrian Aichner.
33 @title XEmacs Clearcase Reference Manual
34 @subtitle Version 1.00 (for XEmacs 21.1, 21.2), dated 2001-12-09
36 @author by Adrian Aichner
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41 @c Revised for XEmacs Versions 21.0,@*
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61 @node Top, Clearcase Overview, , (dir)
62 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
63 @chapter Clearcase Package
65 This is the XEmacs Clearcase Reference Manual, Version 1.00 (for XEmacs
66 21.1, 21.2), released 2001-12-09, by @email{adrian@@xemacs.org, Adrian
70 * Clearcase Overview:: Overview of clearcase package
71 * Clearcase Installation:: Installation of the clearcase package
72 * Known Problems of Clearcase:: Problems, Workarounds, and Fixes
73 * Concept Index:: An item for each concept
76 @node Clearcase Overview, Clearcase Installation, Top, (dir)
77 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
78 @chapter Clearcase Overview
79 @cindex What is clearcase?
81 @code{clearcase} is a Configuration Management System of Rational
82 Software Corporation written by @email{esler@@rational.com, Kevin
85 The @code{clearcase} package described here supports ClearCase version
86 control from within the @code{XEmacs} editor.
92 Make sure you're using Gnu Emacs-20.4 or XEmacs-21.1 or later.
94 Make sure that you DON'T load old versions of vc-hooks.el which contain
95 incompatible versions of the tq package (functions tq-enqueue and
96 friends). In particular, Bill Sommerfeld's VC/CC integration has this
101 Insert this in your emacs startup file:
102 (unless (noninteractive)
103 (require 'clearcase))
107 When you begin editing in any view-context, a ClearCase menu will appear
108 and ClearCase Minor Mode will be activated for you.
110 @node Clearcase Installation, Known Problems of Clearcase, Clearcase Overview, (dir)
111 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
112 @chapter Clearcase Installation
113 @cindex How to install clearcase
115 You have following three choices to install clearcase (@pxref{Using
116 Packages, Using Packages, , xemacs}):
126 In XEmacs Release 21.1:
128 Select a download site under
131 Options->Manage Packages->Add Download Site
134 and after listing available packages with
137 Options->Manage Packages->List & Install
140 install @code{clearcase} with
143 Packages->Toggle install `clearcase'
144 Packages->Install/Remove Selected
147 followed by starting a fresh XEmacs.
150 In XEmacs Beta Release 21.2-bXX:
152 Menus have been re-arranged in XEmacs 21.2.
154 Select a download site under
157 Tools->Packages->Add Download Site
160 and after listing available packages with
163 Tools->Packages->List and Install
166 install @code{clearcase} with
169 Packages->Toggle install `clearcase'
170 Packages->Install/Remove Selected
173 followed by starting a fresh XEmacs.
181 @kbd{M-x package-admin-add-binary-package RET @var{clearcase-package-tarball-path}}
184 after tarball download with EFS or ftp.
188 Extract the clearcase tarball(s) into the xemacs-packages hierarchy from
191 @code{bash}, @code{csh}, @code{ksh}, @code{zsh} come to mind on
192 @code{UNIX} systems; @code{Cygwin's} @code{bash}, @code{cmd.exe}, and
193 @code{command.exe} for @code{Windows 95/98/NT}.
196 @kbd{cd @var{installation-directory}/xemacs-packages;
197 gzip -dc @var{clearcase-package-tarball-path} | tar -xvf -}
202 @node Known Problems of Clearcase, Concept Index, Clearcase Installation, Top
203 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
204 @chapter Known Problems of Clearcase
211 None known. Please report any using M-x report-emacs-bug.
215 @node Concept Index, , Known Problems of Clearcase, Top
216 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
217 @unnumbered Concept Index