ECO NUMBER: VAXDEBU07_070 ----------- PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX Operating System -------- UPDATED PRODUCT: OpenVMS VAX Operating System 7.0 ---------------- APPRX BLCK SIZE: 3834 ---------------- COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: VAXDEBU07_070 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: VAXDEBU01_071 3 KIT DESCRIPTION: 3.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS VAX V7.0 3.2 In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit the following remedial kits also need to be installed: None 3.3 Files patched or replaced o [SYSLIB]DBG$HA_KERNEL.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]DBG$HA_MAIN.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]DEBUG.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]DEBUGSHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]DEBUGUISHR.EXE (new image) o [SYSLIB]VMSDEBUGUIL.UID (new file) o [SYSLIB]DEBUG$ECO_DROP.COM 4 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXDEBU07_070 KIT o There are no new problem fixes in this kit. The kit is being re-issued as a single version kit. If you have installed the VAXDEBU01_071 remedial kit, you do not need to install the VAXDEBU07_070 kit. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 7 October 1997 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXDEBU01_071 KIT FOR OPENVMS VAX V7.0 o Some VAX steps in PASCAL programs fail and cause severe errors, for example, %SYSTEM-F-RADRMOD. If there is a step range that includes a HALT instruction, then the TBIT trap gets raised. That is, do not optimize stepping performance for such ranges. Unfortunately, there are other problems with this optimize algorithm that were fixed in later releases. So to properly fix the essence of the problem, this new optimization, for this stream, it must also be able to recognize entry masks, and to adjust the low end, as well as the high end, of the stepping range. 6 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXDEBU06_070 KIT o Missing files. The patch would not correct all the problems mentioned in the release notes. 7 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXDEBU02_070 KIT o Debug main to kernel $WAKE uses the initial kernel thread PID. This will not work if the some other kernel thread invoked the debug kernel. That is, the debug kernel will operate in the other kernel thread context including its $HIBERs. The $WAKE from main needs to use the other kernel thread PID. 8 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VAXDEBU01_070 KIT o Japanese users report that the Debug GUI does not support Kana-Kanji conversions. o Source view line numbers are not visible on systems running CDE and Motif V1.2.4. o It is difficult to debug problems in the HA (Heap Analyzer) kernel, especially problems during startup. o HA main was failing to display error messages to SYS$OUTPUT when appropriate. In particular, when DECW$DISPLAY was not set properly, HA main failed to inform the user of its inability to run. o UIL files contained names greater than 31 characters long which cause UIL compilation failures on V7.0. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 7 October 1997 o Applications linked with PTHREAD$RTL go into an infinite loop when run with the Heap Analyzer (HA) and with kernel threads enabled. o Narrow the window between when DEBUG gains control and the call to the threads facility to stop task scheduling. 9 KIT INSTALLATION RATING: The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide as to which customers should apply this remedial kit. (Reference attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement) INSTALLATION RATING: 3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 10 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL VAXDEBU07_070 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit. 11 REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS: Remove this kit and restore the original files by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:DEBUG$ECO_DROP Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1997 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. The software contained on this media is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, or dissemination of the software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital Equipment Corporation. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 4 7 October 1997 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THIS PATCH IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN NO EVENT WILL DIGITAL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE OR PROFIT, OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PATCH MADE AVAILABLE HERE OR TO THE USE OF SUCH PATCH.