OpenVMS ALPSORT01_070 OpenVMS Alpha V7.0 SORTSHR 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) Digital Equipment Corporation 1996. All rights reserved. PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha V7.0 COMPONENT: SORTSHR.EXE SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation ECO INFORMATION: ECO Kit Name: ALPSORT01_070 ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit: None ECO Kit Approximate Size: 640 Blocks Kit Applies To: OpenVMS Alpha V7.0 System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes ECO KIT SUMMARY: An ECO kit exists for SORTSHR on OpenVMS Alpha V7.0. This kit addresses the following problems: o Clean-up is not de-allocating memory. SORT work files are not being deleted also. INSTALLATION NOTES: In order for the corrections in this kit to take effect, the system must be rebooted. If the system is a member of a VMScluster, the entire cluster should be rebooted. During installation you may see the following message: %INSTALL-E-NODELSHRADR, unable to delete image with shareable address data -INSTALL-I-PLSREBOOT, please reboot to install a new version if this image This is not a cause for concern. It simply means that LIBRTL*.EXE was installed as a resident image, which is the standard configuration for OpenVMS Alpha V7.0 systems. The new image will not take affect until the system is rebooted. REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS: Remove this kit and restore the original files and libraries by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:SORTSHR$ECO_DROP

This patch can be found at any of these sites:

Files on this server are as follows:

alpsort01_070.README
alpsort01_070.CHKSUM
alpsort01_070.CVRLET_TXT
alpsort01_070.a-dcx_axpexe