ADA ADARTLAE01072 Ada V3.5 for OpenVMS Alpha ECO Summary

TITLE: ADA ADARTLAE01072 Ada V3.5 for OpenVMS Alpha ECO Summary
 
NOTE:  An OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file is stored
       on the Internet in a self-expanding compressed file.
       The name of the compressed file will be kit_name-dcx_vaxexe
       for OpenVMS VAX or kit_name-dcx_axpexe for OpenVMS Alpha.
 
       Once the file is copied to your system, it can be expanded
       by typing RUN compressed_file.  The resultant file will
       be the OpenVMS saveset or PCSI installation file which
       can be used to install the ECO.
 

Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1999.  All rights reserved.

Modification Date:  28-DEC-99
Modification Type:  New Kit


PRODUCT:     Compaq Ada V3.5 for OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENTS:  ADARTL.EXE, ADAMSG.EXE

OP/SYS:      OpenVMS Alpha

SOURCE:      Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  ADARTLAE01072
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  812 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  Ada V3.5 on
                      OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 - V7.2
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Information Not Available
     Installation Rating:  INSTALL_UNKNOWN

     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s) must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this kit:

         None

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits should also be installed:

         None 


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for Ada V3.5 on OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 through V7.2.  This
kit addresses the following problems: 

PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ADARTLAE01072:

This is a Compaq Ada runtime only kit, V7.2-13.  No compiler is on this 
kit.  It supersedes the runtime given on the ADAAE02035 compiler kit.

The ADARTLAE01072 Release Notes contain a complete explanation of this 
release.  Below is a brief description.

  o  integer'value("-") doesn't raise contraint error.

  o  Non-Ada threads could be created with unexpected scheduling 
     policies when the main program was not written in Ada.

  o  A bug that caused some simple programs using Text_IO to hang. 
     This problem previously required a DECthreads patch to fix.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

Compaq Ada V3.5 for OpenVMS Alpha must be installed before installing this
kit.

This kit only replaces changed files.

To install:

$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ADARTLAE01072 

(OPTIONS N will give release notes before installation, as in regular
Compaq Ada installations.)


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