| From: SPSEG::SDT_ACE "15-Apr-1997 1722 -0400" 15-APR-1997 17:24:35.06
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Subj: Case MGO102784 has been updated in the SDT_ACE database (LIB$ESTABLISH and ON SIZE ERROR only with ALPHA systems) (LIB$ESTABLISH and ON SIZE ERROR only with ALPHA systems)
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From: PACKED::BRAFFITT "15-Apr-1997 1704" 15-APR-1997 17:16:12.19
To: GYLCG::FAUSER
CC: CHIP,TARIQ,DAN,BRAFFITT
Subj: RE: COBOL LIB$ESTABLISH and ON SIZE ERROR.
> Hi!
>
> Thanks for your quick response!!
>
> This problem is highly critical, because it
>blocks the release of
> the next major release of the German Future
>Exchange Software
> (Deutsche Terminboerse DTB) being sheduled for
>Monday 21/Apr 97.
> If we do not have a solution by tomorrow
>evening, we have to modify
> more then 100 Cobol Main Programs and replacing
>LIB$ESTABLISH by the
> old style jacket routines as used in earlier
>versions of COBOL.
>
> Because you wrote that you are already testing
>your bugfix, this
> lets me hope that we could have a solution
>before tomorrow evening
> (our time, about 11:00 am your time).
> Pls. drop we a short line telling if we have a
>chance to get a
> solution by this time.
>
> I have opened an IPMT case for you and hope you
>have all the paper
> work you need to work on this problem. If you
>need anything else,
> let me know.
RE: Case MGO102784
CLT::COBOL note 3227
We are testing a compiler with the fix now:
Directory CLT::CLT$LIBRARY:[DEC_COBOL]
COBOL.EXE;909 10450 15-APR-1997 10:39:22.00
We are able to run about 1000 tests per day of our 7000 test regression test
system.
I'll post a case update tomorrow morning (around 07:00 USA Eastern time) to
update you on the status of the 1000 tests we plan to run tonight against
the 2.4-909 compiler.
Please try the 2.4-909 compiler as soon as you can. We plan to freeze code FRI
18-Apr-1997 for a bug fix kit for OpenVMS Alpha, so any feedback you can give
us on the 2.4-909 compiler with the fix prior to this FRI would be very much
appreciated.
Thanks for the very concise and clear example you put together to demonstrate
the problem.
- Don Braffitt
DEC/VAX COBOL project leader
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| From: SPSEG::SDT_ACE "16-Apr-1997 0746 -0400" 16-APR-1997 07:48:52.81
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Subj: Case MGO102784 has been updated in the SDT_ACE database (LIB$ESTABLISH and ON SIZE ERROR only with ALPHA systems) (LIB$ESTABLISH and ON SIZE ERROR only with ALPHA systems)
[This update was sent from BRAFFITT on 16-APR-1997 07:46:24.60]
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RE: Case MGO102784
CLT::COBOL note 3227
Platforms impacted:
DEC COBOL for OpenVMS Alpha
We have a compiler fix for this problem available in:
Directory CLT::CLT$LIBRARY:[DEC_COBOL]
COBOL.EXE;909 10450 15-APR-1997 10:39:22.00
Our testing of this compiler has so far uncovered no regressions.
We plan to have updated network kits (COBOL024.%) with this fix available on
CLT:: on 25-Apr.
Release note:
2.4-909 When the source program contains a call to LIB$ESTABLISH or to
LIB$REVERT, arithmetic statements with an ON SIZE ERROR clause
no longer execute as if the size error condition was raised.
Note that LIB$ESTABLISH functionality is supported only on OpenVMS.
>Version Information:
> AXP: DEC COBOL V2.3-795 DEC$COBRTL T2.1-145
> VAX: VAX COBOL V5.3-40 COBRTL V5.3-011
You should also upgrade to the current supported version of the DEC COBOL RTL
(V2.4-109):
Directory CLT::CLT$LIBRARY:[DEC_COBOL]
COBOLRTL024.A;109 4599 8-AUG-1996 08:01:16.00
- Don Braffitt
DEC/VAX COBOL project leader
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