======================================================================= Hewlett-Packard OpenVMS ECO Cover Letter ======================================================================= ECO NUMBER: VMS73_LINKER-V0400 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM V7.3 1 KIT NAME: VMS73_LINKER-V0400 2 KIT DESCRIPTION: 2.1 Installation Rating: INSTALL_2 : To be installed by all customers using the following feature(s): - OpenVMS Alpha Linker This installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide to which customers should apply this remedial kit. (Reference attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement) 2.2 Reboot Requirement: No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit. 2.3 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V7.3 2.4 New functionality or new hardware support provided: No. 3 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: - VMS73_LINKER-V0300 4 KIT DEPENDENCIES: 4.1 The following remedial kit(s), or later, must be installed BEFORE installation of this, or any required kit: - VMS73_PCSI-V0100 - VMS73_UPDATE-V0200 Page 2 4.2 In order to receive all the corrections listed in this kit, the following remedial kits, or later, should also be installed: - None 5 FILES PATCHED OR REPLACED: o [SYSEXE]LINK.EXE (new image) Image Identification Information image name: "LINK" image file identification: "A13-00" image file build identification: "X9UH-0060010010" link date/time: 21-AUG-2003 15:22:30.63 linker identification: "A11-50" 6 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THIS KIT 6.1 New problems addressed in the VMS73_LINKER-V0400 kit 6.1.1 Fortran generates %LINK-W-MULPSC warnings. 6.1.1.1 Problem Description: When using Fortran's ADDRESS64 attribute to allocate memory from P2 space, the linker generates %LINK-W-MULPSC warnings. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]LINK.EXE 6.1.1.2 CLDs, and QARs reporting this problem: 6.1.1.3 CLD(s) CFS.97961 6.1.1.4 QAR(s) None. Page 3 6.1.1.5 Problem Analysis: There is a conflict within the PSECT attribute bitmask variable. Bitmask PSFLAGS has a bit set/clear for each PSECT attribute. The bit indicating the PSECT (PSC$M_SOLITARY) had the same value as the bit indicating 64bit allocation (EGPS$M_ALLOC_64BIT). The conflict occurred since $PSCDEF is defined in the linker facility while EGPSDEF is part of the object language standard defined in the [VMSLIB] facility. 6.1.1.6 Work-arounds: None. 6.1.2 Images not installed resident 6.1.2.1 Problem Description: Alpha image section size is limited to 32MB, the same size as VAX image section. This limitation prevented large images, with image sections that spanned more than one image section, from being installed resident. With this change, the maximum size of the code image section is being increased to 1GB. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]LINK.EXE 6.1.2.2 CLDs, and QARs reporting this problem: 6.1.2.3 CLD(s) None. 6.1.2.4 QAR(s) 75-83-598 6.1.2.5 Problem Analysis: See Problem Description Page 4 6.1.2.6 Work-arounds: None. 6.1.3 Code section binding is not being disabled, resulting in image corruption 6.1.3.1 Problem Description: When a code image section spans across more than one image section and the image is linked with /SECTION_BINDING, code section binding is not being disabled. The resultant image is corrupted and should not be installed resident. The following example shows an image linked with /SECTION_BINDING, the linker left the code section binding bit set. %LINK-W-BINDFAILS, binding failed, psect INSTRUCTIONS spanned image section located at %X00000000 %LINK-W-DBINDISABLE, section binding of DATA has been disabled %ANALYZE-I-ERRORS, $1$DKB300:[VERIFICATION.LINKER .LINKER_TESTS]Y.EXE;2 0 errors (8) EIHD$V_BIND_CODE_SEC 1 (9) EIHD$V_BIND_DATA_SEC 0 Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]LINK.EXE 6.1.3.2 CLDs, and QARs reporting this problem: 6.1.3.3 CLD(s) None. 6.1.3.4 QAR(s) 75-83-598 6.1.3.5 Problem Analysis: The eisd$m_exe bit in the EISD structure had not been set before it was tested. Page 5 6.1.3.6 Work-arounds: None. 6.2 Problems addressed in the VMS73_LINKER-V0300 kit o This change increases the RMS I/O related parameters when doing I/O to the image file and map. This will result in an increase in performance and reduce link time. Images Affected: - [SYSEXE]LINK.EXE 7 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 7.1 Installation Command Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: PRODUCT INSTALL VMS73_LINKER /SOURCE=[location of Kit] The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that contains the kit. Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt 7.2 Scripting of Answers to Installation Questions During installation, this kit will ask and require user response to several questions. If you wish to automate the installation of this kit and avoid having to provide responses to these questions, you must create a DCL command procedure that includes the following definitions and commands: - $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE - Add the following qualifiers to the PRODUCT INSTALL command and add that command to the DCL procedure. /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V4.0 - De-assign the logicals assigned For example, a sample command file to install the VMS73_LINKER-V0400 kit would be: Page 6 $ $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS73_LINKER/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V4.0 $! $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP $! $ exit 8 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER: (C) Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP and/or its subsidiaries required for possession, use, or copying. 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