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M I C R O F O C U S
V4.0.5
Running Under The DG/UX
Operating System Version 5.4R3.10
On The AViiON
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RELEASE NOTES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - GENERAL
INTRODUCTION
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
PRINTED DOCUMENTATION
PART II - MICRO FOCUS COBOL
RESTRICTIONS (COBOL)
KNOWN ERRORS IN RELATED SOFTWARE (COBOL)
ENVIRONMENT-DEPENDENT INFORMATION (COBOL)
PART III - MICRO FOCUS TOOLBOX
RESTRICTIONS (TOOLBOX)
KNOWN ERRORS (TOOLBOX)
RESTRICTIONS IN RELATED SOFTWARE (TOOLBOX)
ENVIRONMENT-DEPENDENT INFORMATION (TOOLBOX)
PART I - GENERAL
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INTRODUCTION
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These release notes describe errors and restrictions found in the
software, and give information that was not available when the books
were printed:
They cover all components of Micro Focus COBOL and Micro Focus Toolbox,
including Early Release components.
Where an entry arose from a problem or enhancement request that has a
reference number, the number is given, to enable Product Support to help
you more quickly when you call. These numbers are called Product
Discrepancy Report (PDR) numbers. Entries are worded to help you
recognize a problem if you come across it; the circumstances under which
a problem appears may be too complex to describe precisely.
Features in V4.0 of the COBOL system that are new since the base release
of V3.2, and all early release features in V4.0, are summarized in the
on-disk document called New Features. Additions and amendments to the
books are given in the on-disk document called the Documentation Update
Notes (DUNs).
The filename of the New Features document is features.1 and that of the
DUNs is dun.1.
Most sections in this document will be added to at each maintenance
release. Entries made at earlier releases will be included if they still
relate to the current release. Subsection headings show the releases when
the entries were first included.
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
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o The DG/UX operating system Version 5.4R3.10
o AViiON
o The system utilities needed by the various phases of cob, which are
ar nm ld cc as
o At least 5 megabytes of temporary disk space for a single user
The disk space needed increases by the combined size of the
$COBDIR/coblib/libcobol.a file and the COBOL source file for each
additional user.
The temporary disk space that a user needs can increase significantly
during SORT or MERGE operations, as these can create temporary work files
related to the size of the files being sorted or merged.
Temporary work files are put in the directory specified by the
system-defined TMPDIR environment variable. If TMPDIR is not set, the
system default temporary directory is used (as defined by the value of
P_tmpdir in stdio.h).
PRINTED DOCUMENTATION
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Micro Focus COBOL V4.0 has the following printed manuals:
o Getting Started (Issue 3, April 1994), incoporating:
- Getting Started with COBOL Issue 4
- Getting Started with Toolbox Issue 3
o COBOL User Guide (Issue 3, April 1994)
o COBOL System Reference (Issue 2, April 1994) (two volumes)
o Pocket Guide (Issue 6, May 1995)
o Language Reference (Issue 15, May 1995)
o Language Reference - Additional Topics (Issue 15, May 1995)
o Error Messages (Issue 11, May 1995)
o Compatibility Guide (Issue 3, April 1993)
o Master Index and Glossary (Issue 4, June 1995)
Micro Focus COBOL Toolbox V4.0 has the following additional manuals:
o Toolbox Operating Guide (Issue 4, April 1994) (two volumes)
PART II - MICRO FOCUS COBOL
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RESTRICTIONS (COBOL)
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This section lists restrictions in the current release.
V4.0.5
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Object-oriented Programming - Restrictions
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o Object-oriented programming is not supported in Micro Focus COBOL
and Micro Focus Toolbox on UNIX.
KNOWN ERRORS IN RELATED SOFTWARE (COBOL)
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This section lists known errors in related software affecting the current
release.
V4.0.5
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ENVIRONMENT-DEPENDENT INFORMATION (COBOL)
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This section gives information that on your environment supersedes that
in the books.
V4.0.5
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DBCS Transparency Support - Environment-dependent Information
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o DBCS Transparency is not supported on this environment.
DCE Support - Environment-dependent Information
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o DCE is not supported on this environment.
Installing - Environment-Dependent Information
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o All the COBOL system tools (such as the Compiler and the Generator)
are in one directory. The default path of this directory is
/opt/lib/cobol, but you can set the environment variable COBDIR to
specify a different path.
Memory Management - Environment-dependent Information
--------------------------------------------V4.0.5--
o Use of the malloc() routine from the UNIX library libmalloc.a is not
supported on this environment. Therefore, do not use "-lmalloc" as an
argument to cob or to the system linker when linking with COBOL
objects. Instead, you should use the malloc() from libc.a, which is
the default.
PART III - MICRO FOCUS TOOLBOX
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RESTRICTIONS (TOOLBOX)
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This section lists restrictions in the current release.
V4.0.5
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Session Recorder, Screens Compare Utility - Restrictions
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o The Welcome screen containing copyright notices, software version
numbers, and information on how you can access help screens and the
Maphelp facility is not displayed.
See the appendix "UNIX Key Usage Chart" in your Toolbox Operating
Guide for details on key mappings.
KNOWN ERRORS (TOOLBOX)
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This section lists known errors in the current release.
V4.0.5
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Toolbox Development Environment Menu System - Known Errors
-------------------------------------------------V4.0.5--
o Exiting a function accessed from the Alt or Ctrl menu returns you to
the main TDE menu rather than to the Alt or Ctrl menu.
RESTRICTIONS IN RELATED SOFTWARE (TOOLBOX)
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This section lists restrictions in related software affecting the current
release.
V4.0.5
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Motif Window Manager - Restrictions
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o Changing the style of a window (that is, adding or removing certain
decorations) can cause the Motif Window Manager (mwm) to remap the
window. If mwm is setup to cascade new windows, the window may
be repositioned unexpectedly. Changing the style of a window that
is already mapped is therefore not advised.
ENVIRONMENT-DEPENDENT INFORMATION (TOOLBOX)
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This section gives information that on your environment supersedes that
in the books.
V4.0.5
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Panels Version 2 - Environment-Dependent Information
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o Panels V2 is not supported on this environment.
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Micro Focus COBOL, COBOL Toolbox, Object COBOL and Panels Version 2 are
trademarks of Micro Focus Limited.
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Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
UNIX is a registered trademark of X/Open Company Limited.
Motif is a trademark of Open Software Foundation, Inc.
SCO is a trademark of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
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