[cm] how to find default branch using (cm find ...) ?

[uml2]

Hello,

I want to check default branch (e.g. /main , /master or, branch /master-2012)

How to find the default branch with command liine inteface (cm)

or how to change the default branch (/master *)?

Thank you.

[manu]

Hello uml2,

in Plastic SCM there's no "default" branch. We don't have anything to identify a "default" branch since all the branches are created with the same status.

You can have a first level branch (/main) or a third level branch (/main/FeatureA/task001) but they are the same for Plastic SCM.

On the other hand, you can use the Plastic SCM attributes system and query Plastic about it. You can set a branch as the default and fetch it using the cm find command. For example:

cm find branch where attribute = 'DEFAULT' and attrvalue = 'TRUE'

[uml2]

Thanks a lot.

[manu]

You are welcome!

[uml2]

Hello

Please, getmainbranch informaition from cm command

1. getmainbranch no answer (is not work in 4.1?)

2. how to set as default branch with plastic

$cm version


4.1.10.335

$cm getmainbranch

$cm find branch where attribute = 'DEFAULT' and attrvalue = 'TRUE'

Total: 0

[uml2]

When switching to some branch has some problems, my branch of home always changed '/main', '/main' is default branch ?

[uml2]

When no change comment for main branch (default value),

$cm find branch where comment='main branch' --format='{name}' --nototal

'/main'

[uml2]

#setup with Plastic GUI

1. create attribute DEFAULT

2. apply attribute ... DEFAULT to some branch (e.g. /main) (not exist cm command)

$cm find branch where attribute = 'DEFAULT' and attrvalue = 'TRUE' --format='{name}'
'/main'

Total: 1

[manu]

Hi uml2,

the "getmainbranch" command is not operative in Plastic SCM 4. The attribute set-up you did is correct, you can use it.

How do you know the existence of the "getmainbrtanch" command?

[uml2]

from the below commands, I found cm getmainbranch (version 4.1.10.335)

$cm showcommands

$cm help

apply attribute ... DEFAULT to some branch (e.g. /main) (not exist cm command) ==> cm command exist

cm setattribute <att_spec> <object_spec> <attribute_value>

[manu]

Hi uml2,

I'm so sorry, I thought that the command was deprecated, but it's not the case! It's working!

You only need to specify the repository you want to know the main branch:

C:\Users\Manuel>cm lrep
1 default localhost:8084
2 test3 localhost:8084
4 test4 localhost:8084
6 test5 localhost:8084
7 test6 localhost:8084


C:\Users\Manuel>cm getmainbranch test3
3		19/09/2012 18:31:30 /main	UserB4   test3 T

[uml2]

thanks for new info. about the getmainbranch command

(cm setmainbranch not exist..., I wonder that how to change the main branch and limitations)

beacuse Redmine-PlasticSCM require the default branch info.

cm getmainbranch test3

[manu]

I'm afraid that it's not possible.

If you want to change which branch is the main branch, I do recommend you to use the attributes, I think it's very easy to use for your purpose.