Document revision date: 31 July 2002

Chapter 5
5	Programming Release Notes
5.1	Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) Considerations
5.2	Backup API---Journaling Callback Events Restriction
5.3	Timer Queue Entries (TQEs)
5.4	Batch and Print Queues Now Can Stop Executing Batch Jobs
5.5	Compaq C Run-Time Library
5.5.1	strftime Function---Problem Corrected
5.5.2	Threaded Application Hang---Problem Corrected
5.5.3	ecvt Function in Kernel Mode---Performance Improvement
5.5.4	times Function---Performance Improvement
5.5.5	alarm Function---Problem Corrected
5.5.6	Files of Size 2 Gigabytes or Larger---Restriction Removed
5.5.7	stat Memory-Corruption---Problem Corrected
5.5.8	decc$to_vms Case-Matching---Problem Corrected
5.5.9	Printing Error with Locale Enabled---Problem Corrected
5.6	Compiling C Programs with case=sensitive Settings
5.7	Compaq COBOL Run-Time Library (RTL) for OpenVMS Alpha
5.7.1	COBOL RTL and RMS RU-Journaling---Problem Corrected
5.7.2	COBOL RTL and ISAM DELETE---Problem Corrected
5.7.3	COBOL RTL and Record Locking---Restriction
5.8	LIBOTS2 Versions
5.9	Compaq Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) for OpenVMS
5.9.1	DCE System Management Command Procedure
5.9.2	NTLM Authenticated RPC Functionality Now Available
5.10	DECdtm $TRANS_EVENT
5.11	Debugger
5.11.1	Register View and Debugger Errors
5.11.2	Previous Versions of Client/Server Interface Not Supported by Debugger
5.12	Debugging Modes---Avoiding CPUSPINWAIT Bugchecks
5.13	Hypersort Utility
5.13.1	Hypersort and VFC Input Files
5.13.2	Hypersort and /FORMAT=RECORD_SIZE---Restriction
5.13.3	Hypersort and Input Asterisk (*)---Restriction
5.13.4	Hypersort and Large File Processing---Problems Corrected
5.13.5	Hypersort and /STATISTICS Overflow
5.13.6	Hypersort and the user_compare and user_equal Parameters
5.13.7	Hypersort Internal Work File and User Output File Extensions---Problem Corrected
5.13.8	Hypersort Compliance with the SORT32 File-Naming Convention---Problem Corrected
5.13.9	Hypersort and Output File Attributes---Problem Corrected
5.13.10	Hypersort and AST Quota---Problem Corrected
5.13.11	Hypersort and NULL Duplicate Records---Problem Corrected
5.13.12	Hypersort and RMS-F-SYN---Problem Corrected
5.13.13	Hypersort with Search Lists and Other Uses of Logical Names---Restriction
5.13.14	Hypersort and Lack of Free Space for Work Files---Restriction
5.13.15	Hypersort and SORT32 Performance---Working Set and Page File Quota
5.13.16	Hypersort and SORT32 Performance with Variable Length Records
5.13.17	Hypersort Work File Directories---Restriction
5.14	Librarian Utility---PGFLQUOTA Exceeding 23000 Needed
5.15	Linker Utility
5.15.1	Change in Linker Default Behavior with Library Check
5.15.2	Linker Utility---Limit of 25 Elements on Stack
5.16	LTDRIVER---CANCEL SELECTIVE Restriction
5.17	Mail Utility---Threads Restriction for Callable Mail
5.18	Mathematics (MTH$) Run-Time Library---Linking Images
5.19	POSIX Threads Library
5.19.1	Process Dumps
5.19.2	Dynamic CPU Configuration Changes
5.19.3	Enhanced Debugging of Threaded Programs
5.19.4	POSIX 1003.4a Draft 4 Interface Retirement
5.19.5	Multiple RAD Support on NUMA Systems
5.20	Privileged Interfaces and Data Structures
5.20.1	Per-Thread Security Impacts Privileged Code and Device Drivers
5.20.2	IPL Requirement For OpenVMS Fork Thread Creation Now Enforced
5.21	Record Management Services (RMS)
5.21.1	Potential CONVERT-I-SEQ Error on CONVERT/NOSORT with Collated Key
5.22	LIB$FIND_IMAGE_SYMBOL---Error in the RTL Library (LIB$) Manual
5.23	RTL LIB$FIND_IMAGE_SYMBOL Signals Warning
5.24	Screen Management (SMG$) Facility Documentation
5.25	SORT32 Utility
5.25.1	SORT32 and /PROCESS=TAG for VFC Output Files
5.25.2	SORT32 and NAM$L_ESA
5.25.3	SORT32 Diagnostic for Key Too Large (Alpha)
5.25.4	SORT/STATISTICS Overflow
5.25.5	SORT32 Protection Mask for Sort Work Files
5.25.6	SORT/SPECIFICATION and Compound Conditions---Restriction
5.25.7	SORT32 and Hypersort Performance---Working Set and Page File Quota
5.25.8	SORT32 and Hypersort Performance with Variable Length Records
5.25.9	SORT32 Work File Directories---Restriction
Chapter 6
6	Device Support on OpenVMS Systems
6.1	Recompiling and Relinking OpenVMS Device Drivers
6.1.1	Possible Per-Threads Security Impact on Alpha Device Drivers
6.1.2	Alpha and VAX SCSI Device Drivers
6.1.3	OpenVMS Alpha Device Drivers
6.2	Parallel SCSI Support for Logical Unit Numbers---Restriction
6.3	Changes to the IO$_DIAGNOSE Function
6.3.1	Change to S2DGB$L_32PHSTMO and S2DGB$L_64PHSTMO
6.4	CRCTX Routines Enhanced
6.5	Device Driver MON Version Handling
6.6	Required Change in ISA_CONFIG.DAT on AlphaStation 200/400
6.7	Memory Holes on AlphaServer 4100 Systems
6.8	SYS$MSBDRIVER Removed from OpenVMS Alpha Distribution
6.9	Device IPL Setup for OpenVMS Alpha Drivers
6.10	AlphaStation 255: PCI Configuration Restriction
6.11	Recommendation for RZ25M and RZ26N Disk Drives (Alpha)
6.12	SCSI Controller Restriction on AlphaServer 2100 Systems
6.13	OpenVMS Alpha SCSI Firmware Support
6.13.1	Recommended Firmware Support for RZ26N and RZ28M Disks
6.13.2	Required Firmware for Multihost Use of RZ26L and RZ28 Disks
6.13.3	Firmware Revision Level 442 Requirements
6.13.4	Firmware Revision Level 442 Installation Procedure
6.14	Add-On SCSI Adapters
6.15	Stricter Requirement for Mode Page 01h on SCSI Tape Drives

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