Using components to manage complexity
In “Terminology” on page 35 we introduced you to components, baselines, and composite baselines. In this section we will show you how you can fully exploit the advantage of using components, rootless components, and composite baselines in ClearCase UCM to manage and reduce overall complexity.
Component
In software engineering a component is a set of related elements that are developed, built, and released together. This might be a library, DLL, JAR, an executable, or any set of assets that are released as a unit.
Within ClearCase UCM, a component is a set of elements that are related by being located in a specific directory tree. This concept is more restrictive than the general definition of a component, ...
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