SoftBench 6.90 Release Notes

Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements

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Compatibility Information

This section provides integration or compatibility information on the following software:

• ClearCase

The integration of SoftBench with ClearCase provides you a familiar interface to the

version control and conﬁguration management functions of ClearCase. You can also

conﬁgure the SoftBench Builder to use clearmake, the ClearCase build tool. All other

SoftBench tools work within ClearCase environment using view-extended pathnames.

For more information on the SoftBench and ClearCase integration, refer to Rational’s

ClearCase Reference Manual - Release 3.0 and later, and Rational’s ClearCase User’s

Manual - Release 3.0 and later.

Integrating ClearCase with SoftBench

1. Verify that the ClearCase installation is complete.

2. Verify that the SoftBench 6.x installation is complete.

NOTE By default, SoftBench Builder Program (invoked by choosing the Build

or Rebuild command on the Action menu) runs the make(1) command.

3. Run the clearmake command by setting the following X resource in your .Xdefaults

ﬁle (typically, in your home directory):

SoftBench*projBuildProgram: clearmake

4. Update the X resource database using the xrdb -merge $HOME/.Xdefaults

command.

5. Make ClearCase your default conﬁguration management system by performing the

following steps:

a. Start SoftBench.

b. On the Options menu, choose Tool Preferences. This displays the Tool

Preferences dialog box.

c. Under Select a Tool, choose Configuration Management.

d. Under Available Tools, choose ClearCase, and then click OK.