Patch Name: PHSS_17874

Patch Description: s700_800 10.01-[12]0 Assembler patch

Creation Date: 99/04/08

Post Date:  99/05/19

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
	s700: 10.01 10.10 10.20
	s800: 10.01 10.10 10.20

Products: N/A

Filesets:
	OS-Core.C-MIN

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHSS_17874

Symptoms:
	PHSS_17874:
	1.Implemented enhancment to check for out of memory errors
		rather than core dumping
	2.Incorrect behavior on the assmbler when the long_return
		flag is set for a procedure's entry symbol
	3.Added -t option to disable the transforming of LDW to LDWS
	4.Added support for the RRQ' and LRQ' fixups
	5.Fixed a bug in the parsing of nested macros
	6.Problem with .CALL opcode
	7.Added assembler support for the new Q' fixups
	8.FDC instructions that have a number n for the %ra field of
	 	the instruction were being translated into 2.0 FDCS
	   	instructions without care or concern as to the +DA
		switch

Defect Description:
	PHSS_17874:
	2.The assembler was not generating long return exit
		sequences when the long_return flag is set for
		a procedure's entry symbol
	3.no way to disable the transformation of LDW instructions
		into LDWS
	5.the assembler went into an infinite loop
	6.assembler wouldn't associate it with B,GATE, BV, or BLR
		instructions.  Instead it was associating it
		with branches after these instructions.  Since
		some of these instructions are not calls, the
		assembler was generating incorrect errors
		complaining that the targets of these branches
		are not procedure entry points
	8.Assembler does not obey the +DA switch

SR:
	0000000000

Patch Files:
	/usr/ccs/bin/as
	/usr/lib/nls/msg/C/as.cat

what(1) Output:
	/usr/ccs/bin/as:
		HP-UX SLLIC/OPTIMIZER UX.10.20.565 (DART45): 03/19/9
			9
		HP92453-03 UX.10.20.10 (DART45) PA-RISC 2.0
		Assembler Apr  1 1999
	/usr/lib/nls/msg/C/as.cat:
		None

cksum(1) Output:
	1996265763 311296 /usr/ccs/bin/as
	3829611902 13444 /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/as.cat

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies: None

Hardware Dependencies: None

Other Dependencies: None

Supersedes: None

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size: 370 KBytes

Installation Instructions:
	Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
	SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
	and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
	restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
	before installing this patch.
	------------------------------------------------------------
	1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

	2. Login as root.

	3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory.

	4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch:

		cd /tmp
		sh PHSS_17874

	5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the
	    patch:

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \
			-s /tmp/PHSS_17874.depot

	5b. For a homogeneous NFS Diskless cluster run swcluster on the
	    server to install the patch on the server and the clients:

		swcluster -i -b

	    This will invoke swcluster in the interactive mode and
	    force all clients to be shut down.

	    WARNING: All cluster clients must be shut down prior to the
		     patch installation.  Installing the patch while the
		     clients are booted is unsupported and can lead to
		     serious problems.

	    The swcluster command will invoke an swinstall session in which
	    you must specify:

		alternate root path  -  default is /export/shared_root/OS_700
		source depot path    -  /tmp/PHSS_17874.depot

	    To complete the installation, select the patch by choosing
	    "Actions -> Match What Target Has" and then "Actions -> Install"
	    from the Menubar.

	5c. For a heterogeneous NFS Diskless cluster:

		- run swinstall on the server as in step 5a to install
		  the patch on the cluster server.

		- run swcluster on the server as in step 5b to install
		  the patch on the cluster clients.

	By default swinstall will archive the original software in
	/var/adm/sw/patch/PHSS_17874.  If you do not wish to retain a
	copy of the original software, you can create an empty file
	named /var/adm/sw/patch/PATCH_NOSAVE.

	Warning: If this file exists when a patch is installed, the
	         patch cannot be deinstalled.  Please be careful
		 when using this feature.

	It is recommended that you move the PHSS_17874.text file to
	/var/adm/sw/patch for future reference.

	To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the
	tape drive, use the command:

		dd if=/tmp/PHSS_17874.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions: None