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minisys
2007-04-16
2012-12-29
  • minisys

    minisys - 2007-04-16

    Hi @all,
    if i try to read a character from a sequential file, using

    s dev="TestFile.dat" o dev:readonly
    u dev r *a
    c dev

    and the character code 'a' is higher than 127, i got values from
    -128 (for $c(128)) up to -1 (for $c(255)).
    What is the reason for? Is this my fault or a "bug" in GT.M?

    If i write these character (0-255) by

    s dev="TestFile.dat" o dev:readonly
    f i=0:1:255 u dev w $c(i)
    c dev

    in this file, the result (written character) is ok,

    Does anybody have an idea? Thanx,
    Stefan

     
    • minisys

      minisys - 2007-04-16

      Sorry, one bug while copy/paste:

      ...
      If i write these character (0-255) by

      .s dev="TestFile.dat" o dev:newversion
      .f i=0:1:255 u dev w $c(i)
      .c dev

      in this file, the result (written character) is ok,
      ...

      Stefan

       
    • Narayanan Iyer

      Narayanan Iyer - 2007-04-17

      Hi Stefan,

      Thank you for reporting this. It is a bug in GT.M introduced in V5.2-000. The following tracking # has been created for this issue.

      C9H04-002843 READ * returns incorrect values for ch > 127 and < 256 in SD and SOCKET devices

      This will be fixed in the next GT.M release.

      Thanks,
      Narayanan.

       
    • K.S. Bhaskar

      K.S. Bhaskar - 2007-04-24

      This is fixed in GT.M V5.2-000B, which is available for download from Source Forge.  Thanks to Stefan for bringing this regression to our attention.

      Regards
      -- Bhaskar

       
    • minisys

      minisys - 2007-04-24

      Bhaskar,
      i say thank you for fixing and your very fast and friendly support on a Sunday(!), but,
      sorry, another/new problem or Bug since GT.M 5.2-000A:

      compiling/linking a routine with a syntax-error like

      if $$os^MINISYSkrn()'="GTM" do
      .set $zy=$p(%z,"[",2)-1

      will crash GT.M:
      %GTM-E-INVSVN, Invalid special variable name
      %GTM-F-GTMASSERT, GT.M V5.2-000B Linux x86 - Assert failed /usr/library/V52000B/src/emit_code.c line 1110

      Ok, in GT.M it's not allowed to store values in a variable named "$zy" - but this code is not valid for GT.M and other GT.M releases ignore/bypass this syntax error.

      Stefan

       
      • Narayanan Iyer

        Narayanan Iyer - 2007-04-25

        Stefan,

        Thanks for reporting this issue. It is an issue in GT.M that was introduced in V5.2-000A. This will be fixed in the next GT.M release. The tracking # for this issue is C9H04-002856.

        Please try out GT.M V5.2-000B and let us know if you encounter any other issues.

        Thanks,
        Narayanan.

         
    • minisys

      minisys - 2007-04-25

      Narayanan,
      that is a major problem for my colleagues and me. If we can't compile the internal minisys QM test-suite, we can't test anything. Is it possible to get a SW-patch in advance (Binary x86)?

      Regards,
      Stefan

       

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