Document revision date: 19 July 1999

Chapter 5
5	Programming Release Notes
5.1	Backup API
5.1.1	Changes and Enhancements
5.1.1.1	New Flag BCK_OPTYP_IGNORE_K_STRUCTURE
5.1.2	Problems and Restrictions
5.1.2.1	Unexpected Informational Message
5.1.2.2	Journaling Callback Events Restriction
5.1.2.3	Repetitive Calls to BACKUP$START Can Cause an Error
5.2	Batch and Print Queues
5.2.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.2.1.1	Terminating Executing Batch Jobs
5.3	COM for OpenVMS (Alpha Only)
5.4	Debugging Modes
5.4.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.4.1.1	Avoiding CPUSPINWAIT Bugchecks
5.5	DEC Ada Run-Time Library
5.5.1	Changes and Enhancements
5.5.1.1	OpenVMS Text Libraries Containing Ada Declarations
5.5.2	Problems and Restrictions
5.5.2.1	Unexpected Storage Errors (Alpha Only)
5.5.3	Corrections
5.5.3.1	AST Procedures No Longer Get Access Violations
5.6	DEC C Run-Time Library
5.6.1	Changes and Enhancements
5.6.1.1	Internationalization Support
5.6.1.2	Euro Support
5.6.1.3	New Functions
5.6.1.4	Cache of OpenVMS Environment
5.6.1.5	mmap Function Allows Creation of Global and Permanent Sections
5.6.1.6	wait Functions Can Return Completion Code of Child Process
5.7	DECthreads
5.7.1	Changes and Enhancements
5.7.1.1	Thread Stack Size
5.7.1.2	Static Initialization Inappropriate for Stack-Based Synchronization Objects
5.7.1.3	POSIX 1003.4a Draft 4 Interface Retirement
5.7.2	Problems and Restrictions
5.7.2.1	Incorrect Success Exit Status Values Returned
5.7.2.2	Language Support
5.7.2.3	DECthreads Debugger Metering Function
5.7.2.4	C Run-Time Library errno Value
5.7.2.5	SET TASK/ACTIVE Command
5.8	DECTPU for DECwindows Motif
5.8.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.8.1.1	Small Display Monitors and DECwindows Motif Applications
5.9	High-Performance Sort/Merge Utility (Alpha Only)
5.10	Lexical Functions
5.10.1	Changes and Enhancements
5.10.1.1	F$GETSYI Lexical: Item NODE_HWTYPE Is Obsolete
5.11	Librarian Utility
5.11.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.11.1.1	PGFLQUOTA Should Exceed 23000 (Alpha Only)
5.12	Linker Utility
5.12.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.12.1.1	Limit of 25 Elements on Stack
5.12.2	Documentation Changes and Corrections
5.12.2.1	OpenVMS Linker Utility Manual
5.13	LTDRIVER
5.13.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.13.1.1	CANCEL SELECTIVE Cannot Cancel IO$_TTY_PORT Functions
5.14	MACRO--32 Compiler for OpenVMS Alpha (Alpha Only)
5.15	Mail Utility
5.15.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.15.1.1	Threads Restriction for Callable Mail
5.16	Mathematics (MTH$) Run-Time Library
5.16.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.16.1.1	Linking Images to Run on Previous OpenVMS VAX Versions (VAX Only)
5.17	OpenVMS Registry (Alpha Only)
5.18	POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
5.18.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.18.1.1	Generation Option of File Statement
5.19	Privileged Interfaces and Data Structures (Alpha Only)
5.19.1	Changes and Enhancements
5.19.1.1	Per-Thread Security and Backward Compatibility
5.19.1.2	Privileged Code Changes at Version 7.0
5.19.2	Problems and Restrictions
5.19.2.1	Per-Thread Security Impacts Privileged Code and Device Drivers
5.20	Record Management Services (RMS)
5.20.1	Changes and Enhancements
5.20.1.1	Ellipsis Processing of [000000...] Now Finds All Files
5.20.1.2	Circular Directory Path Detection (Alpha Only)
5.20.1.3	Directory Cache Limits Removed
5.21	Run-Time Library (LIB$)
5.21.1	Problems and Restrictions
5.21.1.1	LIB$FIND_IMAGE_SYMBOL Signals Warning for Modules with Compilation Errors
5.21.2	Documentation Changes and Corrections
5.21.2.1	OpenVMS RTL Library (LIB$) Manual
5.22	Screen Management (SMG$) Facility
5.22.1	Documentation Changes and Corrections
5.22.1.1	OpenVMS RTL Screen Management (SMG$) Manual
5.23	String Manipulation (STR$) Facility
5.23.1	Documentation Changes and Corrections
5.23.1.1	OpenVMS RTL String Manipulation (STR$) Manual
5.24	System Services
5.24.1	Changes and Enhancements
5.24.1.1	$PERSONA System Services: Flags Ignored (Alpha Only)
5.24.1.2	$PERSONA System Services: Default Privilege Change (Alpha Only)
5.24.1.3	$PERSONA System Services: Audit Record Change (Alpha Only)
5.24.2	Problems and Restrictions
5.24.2.1	Linking SECURESHR Images to Run on Older Versions
5.24.2.2	$SUSPND Behaves Incorrectly in a Cluster Environment
5.24.3	Corrections
5.24.3.1	$PERSONA Restrictions Removed (Alpha Only)
5.25	X/Open Transport Interface (XTI)
5.25.1	Changes and Enhancements
5.25.2	Problems and Restrictions

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