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HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3--2 Release Notes


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Chapter 5
5 Programming Release Notes
     5.1     Backup API: Journaling Callback Events Restriction
     5.2     C Programs: Compiling with case=sensitive Settings
     5.3     C Run-Time Library
         5.3.1         Undefined Symbol GETADDRINFO_COMPAT43 Fixed
         5.3.2         64-Bit Pointers Now Supported for Some Socket Routines
         5.3.3         fwrite Function No Longer Writes Inappropriate Records to a File
         5.3.4         FILE_TYPE Macro Removed from <stdio.h> Header
         5.3.5         tm_t Structure Removed from <time.h> Header
         5.3.6         <ftw.h> Header File Now Compatible with Local-Time Function ftw
         5.3.7         Incomplete Support for 64-bit iconv() Removed
         5.3.8         dlsym Function No Longer Fails on Images Linked with Warnings
         5.3.9         dlsym Function Now Recognizes Lowercase Names
         5.3.10         catopen Function Now Supports UNIX® Style Path Names
         5.3.11         Memory Management Functions Are Now Reentrant
         5.3.12         Angle Brackets in File Specs Now Handled Correctly
         5.3.13         Race Condition in sleep and usleep Is Fixed
         5.3.14         UNIX to OpenVMS Name Translation Errors Fixed
         5.3.15         Behavior Changed for tzset with Invalid TZ
         5.3.16         Attempt to Perform a pread or pwrite on an Unseekable File Is Now Properly Flagged as an Error
         5.3.17         Open Files Removal Now Controlled With Feature Logical
         5.3.18         fstat Function Now Checks Whether Disk Access Dates Were Enabled
         5.3.19         Problem With Redefinition of Structures When Including <time.h> or <signal.h>
         5.3.20         Mixed Logical Name Search Lists Now Work
         5.3.21         Program Deadlock Problem is Fixed
         5.3.22         inet_ntop function Now Defined as Returning "const char *"
         5.3.23         exec No Longer Gets 0x35DF94 Error
         5.3.24         Compiler Errors Gone After Upgrading to OpenVMS Version 7.3-1
         5.3.25         Missing Entry Points for BSD 4.4 Functions Fixed
         5.3.26         Correct IPv6 Symbol Names Now in UCX$IPC_XHR.EXE
         5.3.27         Translation Problem with Certain UNIX File Names Is Fixed
         5.3.28         rename Function Now Handles Logical Names Correctly
         5.3.29         IPv6 Programming Note
         5.3.30         glob Function Not Supported with /POINTER_SIZE=LONG
         5.3.31         New 64-bit Function Support: Special Considerations
     5.4     Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) Considerations
     5.5     CONVERT-I-SEQ Error on CONVERT/NOSORT with Collated Key
     5.6     Debugger: Previous Versions of Client/Server Interface Not Supported
     5.7     Debugging Modes: Avoiding CPUSPINWAIT Bugchecks
     5.8     HP COBOL Run-Time Library (RTL) for OpenVMS Alpha
         5.8.1         COBOL RTL and UNSTRING
         5.8.2         COBOL RTL Detects Device Full on CLOSE
         5.8.3         COBOL RTL and Record-Locking Restriction
     5.9     Hypersort Utility
         5.9.1         CONVERT Performance with Large Files
         5.9.2         Hypersort and VFC Files Restriction
         5.9.3         SORT and MERGE Can Hang with Large Input Files
         5.9.4         /FORMAT=RECORD_SIZE Restriction
         5.9.5         Using Hypersort with Search Lists and Other Uses of Logical Names
         5.9.6         Lack of Free Space for Work Files
         5.9.7         Hypersort and SORT32 Performance: Working Set and Page File Quota
         5.9.8         Hypersort and SORT32 Performance with Variable Length Records
         5.9.9         Input Asterisk (*) Restriction
         5.9.10         Work File Directories Restriction
     5.10     Librarian Utility: PGFLQUOTA Should Exceed 23000
     5.11     Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) API
         5.11.1         The Routine ldap_get_option Returns Error -1 When ld Is NULL
         5.11.2         The Routine ber_flatten() Fails to Detect Mismatched Braces
     5.12     Linker Utility
         5.12.1         Linker Appears to Hang When Many Files Are Specified
         5.12.2         Change in Linker Default Behavior with Library Check
         5.12.3         Limit of 25 Elements on Stack
     5.13     LTDRIVER: CANCEL SELECTIVE Restriction
     5.14     Mail Utility: Threads Restriction for Callable Mail
     5.15     POSIX Threads Library
         5.15.1         C Language Compilation Header File Changes
         5.15.2         New Priority Adjustment Algorithm
         5.15.3         Process Dumps
         5.15.4         Dynamic CPU Configuration Changes
         5.15.5         Enhanced Debugging of Threaded Programs
         5.15.6         Debugger Metering Function Does Not Work
     5.16     Privileged Interfaces and Data Structures
         5.16.1         Per-Thread Security Impacts Privileged Code and Device Drivers
         5.16.2         IPL Requirement For OpenVMS Fork Thread Creation Now Enforced
     5.17     RTL Library (LIB$)
         5.17.1         LIB$FIND_IMAGE_SYMBOL: Error in the OpenVMS RTL Library (LIB$) Manual
         5.17.2         LIB$FIND_IMAGE_SYMBOL Signals Warning
     5.18     Screen Management (SMG$) Documentation
     5.19     SORT32 Utility
         5.19.1         VFC Files Now Written Correctly
         5.19.2         SORT32 May Not Delete Temporary Work Files
         5.19.3         SORT/SPECIFICATION and Compound Conditions Restriction
         5.19.4         SORT32 and Hypersort Performance: Working Set and Page File Quota
         5.19.5         SORT32 and Hypersort Performance with Variable Length Records
         5.19.6         SORT32 Work File Directories Restriction
     5.20     System Services: SYS$ACM(W) Changes
     5.21     Timer Queue Entries (TQEs)


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