Jump to page titleUNITED STATES
hp.com home products and services support and drivers solutions how to buy
» contact hp


more options
 
hp.com home
End of Jump to page title
HP Services Software Patches
Jump to content


» software & drivers
» ask Compaq
» reference library
» forums & communities
» support tools
» warranty information
» contact support
» parts
» give us feedback

patches by topic
» DOS
» OpenVMS
» Security
» Tru64 Unix
» Ultrix 32
» Windows
» Windows NT

associated links
» what's new
» contract access
» browse patch tree
» search patch tree
» join mailing list

connection tools
» nameserver lookup
» traceroute
» ping


Find Support Information and Customer Communities for Presario.
Content starts here
OpenVMS VAXDEBU04_071 VAX V7.1 DEBUG ECO Summary
TITLE: OpenVMS VAXDEBU04_071 VAX V7.1 DEBUG 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:  01-Sep-1999
Modification Type:  Updated Kit:  Supersedes VAXDEBU03_071

PRODUCT:    OpenVMS VAX

COMPONENT:  DEBUG - DBG$HA_KERNEL.EXE                            
                    DBG$HA_MAIN.EXE                              
                    DEBUG.EXE                                                
                    DEBUGSHR.EXE                                             
                    DEBUGUISHR.EXE                                           
                    DBGTBKMSG.EXE
                    

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAXDEBU04_071
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  VAXDEBU03_071
                                           VAXDEBU02_071
                                           VAXDEBU01_071    
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  4824 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V7.1
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No

     Installation Rating:  INSTALL_3
                               3 - To be installed on all systems running
                               the listed versions of OpenVMS which
                               are experiencing the problems described.

     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 DEBUG on OpenVMS V7.1.  This kit addresses 
the following problems: 

Problems addressed in VAXDEBU04_071 kit

  o  The debugger's  source  view  oscillates  horizontally  (steady
     state) after an upgrade to Motif V1.2-5.

     Images(s) Affected:

       -  [SYSLIB]DEBUGSHR.EXE

       -  [SYSLIB]DEBUGUISHR.EXE

       -  [SYSLIB]VMSDEBUGUIL.UID


Problems addressed in VAXDEBU03_071 kit

  o  Examines (checks) of global/shared data often show stale values.


  o  Monitor view performance suffers severe  degradation  when  the
     number  of monitored items increases.  For example, expanding a
     900-element  aggregate  takes  more  than  20   minutes!    The
     performance  loss  continues  even  when  monitored  items  are
     collapsed  or   removed   (even   across   runs/reruns).    The
     performance degradation first started in OpenVMS V7.0.


Problems addressed in VAXDEBU02_071 kit

  o  The debugger sometimes displays the wrong source  and  symbolic
     information.   That  is,  sometimes  it reads the DSTs from the
     wrong image or DSF file.

  o  Some commands, with several different languages, yield messages
     similar to:

     %DEBUG-E-OPNOTALLOW, operator 'AND' not allowed on given data
     types


Problems addressed in VAXDEBU01_071 Kit
   
   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.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

The system does not need to be rebooted after this kit is installed.
However, if you have other nodes in your OpenVMS VMScluster, they should
be rebooted or you should install this kit on each system in order to
make use of the new image(s). 
Files on this server are as follows:
»vaxdebu04_071.README
»vaxdebu04_071.CHKSUM
»vaxdebu04_071.CVRLET_TXT
»vaxdebu04_071.a-dcx_vaxexe
»vaxdebu04_071.CVRLET_TXT
privacy statement using this site means you accept its terms