[p4] 2007.2 Problem (Changelist empty)

[Jason Williams]

I've seen the empty changelist problem with an upgrade to the 2006.2 server.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to reproduce it.
 
If I remember right, I notified support about it, but they weren't able to reproduce it either.
 
The workaround I've seen for it is to run "p4 client" and add a dummy line to the view in the client spec and save it.  The server pauses for a moment and then returns.  You can then delete the dummy entry and things seem to work again.  I've always had a hunch it had to do with the new submit options (submitunchanged) but could never prove it.
 
We've upgraded to 2007.2 and haven't seen the problem...but we've also changed the server environment as well.  We moved from RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 32-bit to Enterprise Linux 5 64-bit since 2.4 was sunsetted.  Of course, now Perforce has unsunsetted 2.4 (grrr). :)
 
--Jason

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From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com on behalf of Jamie.Echlin at barclayscapital.com
Sent: Mon 9/17/2007 12:36 AM
To: msanchez at freedomscientific.com; perforce-user at perforce.com
Subject: Re: [p4] 2007.2 Problem (Changelist empty)



Hello,

I'm having the exact same problem (it appears) but with server version
6.2. Does anyone know if this definitely only affects 7.2 servers?

Cheers, jamie


> -----Original Message-----
> From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
> [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of
> Monica Sanchez
> Sent: 13 September 2007 21:08
> To: Chuck Emary; perforce-user at perforce.com
> Subject: Re: [p4] 2007.2 Problem (Changelist empty)
>
> Thanks. I checked the permission on one of the changelist
> with problems and everything looks ok.
>
> I noticed that p4 describe command gives me all the correct
> information (which files are check-out or add on the
> changelist). But the submit or change will not see the files.
> It's like I trying to submit or modify the changelist using
> another computer or workspace, not the one where the files
> were checked out.
>
> Thanks again.
> Monica
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Emary [mailto:chuck.emary at Configuresoft.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:45 PM
> To: Monica Sanchez; perforce-user at perforce.com
> Subject: RE: [p4] 2007.2 Problem (Changelist empty)
>
> Hello,
> I seem to recall similar strange behavior like this when we upgraded.
> Our issue turned out to be related to the fact that the
> user's clientspec contained lines to areas where they were
> denied access to via the protect file.  Once they removed the
> lines from the clientspec where they did not have permissions
> to, the problem went away.  Not sure if that will help, but
> it seemed similar enough to mention.
>
> Good Hunting,
> Chuck Emary
> Software Configuration Manager
> CSI Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
> [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of
> Monica Sanchez
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:17 PM
> To: perforce-user at perforce.com
> Subject: [p4] 2007.2 Problem (Changelist empty)
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I just upgrade the perforce server to 2007.2 from 2005.1.
> Most of my clients were using 2005.1 perforce client
> application, but others were using 2004.
>
>
>
> Two of the users on 2004 had problems just after the server
> upgrade. The error/warning was "Excessive combinations of
> wildcard...in path and maps" and they were not able to submit
> any files because the changelist looked empty.
>
> I upgraded one of the users and then reverted the changes and
> she is working fine now because she did not have a lot of
> pending changelists.
>
> The other user has a lot of pending changelist and after the
> upgrade he is able to see the files on the changelist but
> when we try to submit there is not files to submit on the submit form.
>
> Also he is getting the error "Change spec appears to be badly
> damage!".
>
>
>
> I don't want him to backup-revert-checkin-restore all his
> files. Do you know what the correct way to fix change spec is?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Monica
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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