A merge combines the contents of two or more versions into
a single new version. During a deliver or rebase operation, the Rational® ClearCase® merge
algorithm involves the following versions:
- The source contributors: one version from your development
stream and one version from the target stream.
- The base contributor: the common ancestor of the source
versions.
- The destination version: the merge output, which in a deliver
operation becomes a new version in the target stream and in a rebase operation
becomes a new version in the development stream.