Freezepoint Files

A freezepoint file is a text file that lists the default deltas from the SCCS history files contained in the workspace hierarchy being preserved. When you later recreate the hierarchy, Freezepointing uses those entries as pointers back to the original history files and to the delta that was the default at the time the freezepoint file was created.

The deltas are not identified by their standard SCCS delta ID (SID). Instead, a new means of identification called an SCCS Mergeable ID (SMID) is used. Using the SMID enables Freezepointing to work properly with files in which SIDS have been renumbered as part of a Configuring Bringover Update transaction. For more information, see Appendix A, About SCCS Mergeable IDs."

The freezepoint file contains the following information:

• The path name of the workspace from which the list of deltas was created

• The date and time that the file was created

• The login name of the user who created the freezepoint

• A group of hex digits that identifies the most recent SCCS deltas found in each file's corresponding SCCS history file

• A group of hex digits that identifies the root delta in each file's corresponding SCCS history file

• An optional user-supplied comment

The following example shows three entries from a freezepoint file.

filemerge.1 (previously 1.5) 92/03/19 14:09:08 jon a6f4fe81 89b4632b 418e7950 5510740e cf9ab4e1 95627c33 2287acc3 b9e0877e
putback.1 (previously 1.40)92/06/02 16:36:16 george 5b791c60 2b827cfd f0cc9a73 46ac975 24d9b3ec f87d1975 9ea59e0d 72ce2a4d
resolve.1 (previously 1.19) 92/06/10 16:38:07 paul f21fa6e6 668bf818 e4964f36 240d825c f1d3f57 8cc4c31c 9f53029f 8aaf3db1

You can view the contents of a freezepoint file using a standard text editor.