Details
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Type:
Bug
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Status: Closed (View Workflow)
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Priority:
Major
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Resolution: Not A Defect
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Component/s: p4-plugin
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Environment:Mac OS X 10.8.5
java.runtime.version 1.6.0_65-b14-466.1-11M4716
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Description
The P4 Plugin is not able to sync symlink files from Perforce. It produces the following error message in the job console:
P4JAVA: symlink file /var/jenkins/workspace/test_build_1/qa/symlinksynctest/myfilesymlink can't be sync'd or created with this client program.
ERROR: Unable to update workspace: hudson.AbortException: P4JAVA: symlink file /var/jenkins/workspace/test_build_1/qa/symlinksynctest/myfilesymlink can't be sync'd or created with this client program.
I've confirmed that the same behavior happens whether the symlink is to a file or to a directory.
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Ah. That makes sense. I had installed jre 7u67, but from the command-line (and Jenkins) I still get version 1.6. I had noticed the 1.6 number of the java-runtime.version above, but had assumed it must be part of another confusing version numbering scheme similar to what Sun did with Solaris.
My Macs seem perfectly happy to run 1.7 in the browser, but can't find it on the command line. I'll keep trying.
Tom Sackett
added a comment - Ah. That makes sense. I had installed jre 7u67, but from the command-line (and Jenkins) I still get version 1.6. I had noticed the 1.6 number of the java-runtime.version above, but had assumed it must be part of another confusing version numbering scheme similar to what Sun did with Solaris.
My Macs seem perfectly happy to run 1.7 in the browser, but can't find it on the command line. I'll keep trying. For the Runtime (JRE):
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1880261.html
If you want to Build/Compile (JDK):
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html
Paul Allen
added a comment - For the Runtime (JRE):
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1880261.html
If you want to Build/Compile (JDK):
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html I had installed the JRE for Java 1.7, but it turns out that it installs to a location on Mac OS that is really only useful for the browser (/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin). All command-line calls to Java were still going to Java 1.6. The solution was to install the JDK. This installed the JDK (and the JRE it contains) to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines, and modifies the environment so that it is the default version available on the command line.
In addition, to get java to talk to Perforce, I had to install the Java Cryptography Extension unlimited strength policy files: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-7-download-432124.html .
I've confirmed that everything now works, and I can sync symlinks from Perforce using the P4 Plugin.
Tom Sackett
added a comment - I had installed the JRE for Java 1.7, but it turns out that it installs to a location on Mac OS that is really only useful for the browser (/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin). All command-line calls to Java were still going to Java 1.6. The solution was to install the JDK. This installed the JDK (and the JRE it contains) to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines, and modifies the environment so that it is the default version available on the command line.
In addition, to get java to talk to Perforce, I had to install the Java Cryptography Extension unlimited strength policy files: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce-7-download-432124.html .
I've confirmed that everything now works, and I can sync symlinks from Perforce using the P4 Plugin. Hi Tom, glad to hear all is ok. Thanks for the reminder about the Crypto libs.
Closing the issue.
Paul Allen
added a comment - Hi Tom, glad to hear all is ok. Thanks for the reminder about the Crypto libs.
Closing the issue. 
You need to be running Java 7 or later (symlinks were only recently supported in Java nio).