OpenVMS VAXLIBR03_062 VAX V6.2 LIBRTL ECO Summary

TITLE: OpenVMS VAXLIBR03_062 VAX V6.2 LIBRTL ECO Summary
 
Modification Date:  20-JUL-98
Modification Type:  DOCUMENTATION:  Technical Modification 
                      VAXY2K02_062 must be installed on the
                      System before this kit can be installed.

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 1998.  All rights reserved.

OP/SYS:      OpenVMS VAX

COMPONENTS:  LIBRTL.EXE
             LIBRTL2.EXE
             LIBRTL_INSTRUMENTED.EXE

SOURCE:      Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VAXLIBR03_062
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  VAXLIBR06_070 (For OpenVMS
                                                          VAX V6.2 only)
                                           VAXLIBR05_070
                                           VAXLIBR02_070
                                           VAXLIBR01_070
                                           VAXLIBR02_062
                                           VAXLIBR01_062
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  1129 Blocks
                   Saveset A -  1116 Blocks

     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS VAX V6.2

     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  Yes
     Rolling Reboot Supported: Yes
     Installation Rating:    3: To  be  installed  by  customers  experiencing
                                the  problems corrected



     KIT DEPENDENCIES:

       The  following  remedial  kit(s)  must  be  installed   BEFORE
       installation of this, or any required kit:

         VAXY2K02_062


       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 the LIBRTL routines on OpenVMS VAX V6.2.
This kit addresses the following problems:

Problems addressed in VAXLIBR03_062:

  o  The wrong length was returned  in  the  resultant-length  field
     from  LIB$GET_FOREIGN  in  the  case  that the input string was
     truncated.  LIB$GET_FOREIGN was returning the  original  length
     of the string instead of the truncated length.


Problems addressed in the VAXLIBR05_070 kit for OpenVMS VAX V5.5, V5.5-1,
  V5.5-2, V5.5-2H4, V5.5-2HF, V5.5-2HW, V6.0, V6.1, V6.2 and V7.0:

  o  The OpenVMS operating system has a documented delta-time
     restriction that may cause an error in some applications and
     OpenVMS components beginning on or around 19-MAY-1997.  This ECO
     corrects this potential problem by removing the delta-time limit.

     Applications and OpenVMS components most likely to experience
     errors are those that pass delta-time arguments with values
     exceeding 9999 days on system-supplied date routines.  The most
     likely date that these errors will occur is 19-MAY-1997:00:00,
     which is 10,000 days after the common UNIX time origin of
     1-JAN-1970.

     This problem is fixed in OpenVMS VAX V7.1.


Problems addressed in the VAXLIBR02_070 kit for OpenVMS VAX V6.1, V6.2,
  and V7.0:

  o  Heaps that are removed from the heap pending list are only
     merged with the most recently returned heap.  This can lead to
     heap fragmentation (LIB$VM_REALLOC fragmentation).


Problems addressed in the VAXLIBR01_070 kit for OpenVMS VAX V6.1, V6.2,
  and V7.0:

  o  LIB$FID_TO_NAME has been modified to ensure that the use of
     very deep directory trees do not result in the call stack
     being corrupted.

  o  The 10,000 day limit in LIB$CVT_TO_INTERNAL_TIME causes
     problems for DECthreads since it is using this routine to
     convert UNIX times to VAX time.  It will fail to work on
     19-May-1997.


Problems addressed in the VAXLIBR02_062 kit for OpenVMS V6.1 and V6.2:

  o  When setting host into a DECnet PhaseV system, the logical name
     SYS$REM_NODE is incorrectly set.  When the code was originally
     written there was no support for node synonyms.  The value for
     SYS$REM_NODE is currently coming from a NET$K_TAG_COMPRESSEDNAME
     request but needs to be set from a NET$K_TAG_NODESYNONYM request.


Problems addressed in the VAXLIBR01_062 kit for OpenVMS V6.2:

  o  Due to an integer overflow, LIB$CVT_DX_DX returns a status of
     00158334 (LIB$_INTOVF) when converting '-2147483648' to quadword.



INSTALLATION NOTES:

The images in this kit will not take effect  until  the  system  is
rebooted.

If you have other nodes in your VMS  cluster,  they  must  also  be
rebooted  in  order  to make use of the new image(s).  If it is not
possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a
rolling re-boot may be performed.

Files on this server are as follows:

»vaxlibr03_062.README
»vaxlibr03_062.CHKSUM
»vaxlibr03_062.CVRLET_TXT
»vaxlibr03_062.a-dcx_vaxexe