ECO NUMBER:     ALPCXXL01_062
             PRODUCT:        OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2
             UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2




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1  KIT NAME:

     ALPCXXL01_062


2  KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT:

     None


3  KIT DESCRIPTION:

     3.1  Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied:

     OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3


     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]CXXL$011_SHR.EXE (new image)

      o  [SYSMSG]CXXL$MSG_SHR.EXE (new image)



4  PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPCXXL01_062 KIT


      o  When the Complex Library exp() function  detects  an  underflow
         error,  the  resulting  value  is  now  (0,0)  instead  of (+/-
         max-float, +/- max-float).

      o  The division routines within  the  Complex  Library  now  catch
         divide-by-zero errors instead of signaling them.

      o  The String extraction operator now takes  care  of  dynamically
         allocating the String to accommodate the input.

      o  When you open a file specifying ios::ate but  not  ios::app  to
         the  filebuf  open()function,  the  file is no longer opened in
         O_APPEND mode.  This incorrect behavior caused all data  to  be
         written  to the end of the file, regardless of the current file
         position.


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5  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 ALPCXXL01_062 [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 this kit.


     Copyright  (c)  Digital  Equipment  Corporation,  1996  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   Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of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, duplication, or dissemination of the software  and
     media  is  authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from
     Digital Equipment Corporation.