Fixes are available
September 2010 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
January 2011 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
March 2011 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
August 2011 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
January 2012 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
April 2012 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
July 2012 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
October 2012 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
February 2013 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
May 2013 PTF for XL Fortran for AIX, V13.1
XL Fortran for AIX Fix Pack 15 (August 2013 PTF) for 13.1
XL Fortran for AIX Fix Pack 16 (November 2013 PTF) for 13.1
XL Fortran for AIX Fix Pack 17 (February 2014 PTF) for 13.1
XL Fortran for AIX Fix Pack 21 (April 2015 PTF) for 13.1
XL Fortran for AIX Fix Pack 22 (September 2015 PTF) for 13.1
XL Fortran for AIX Fix Pack 23 (March 2016 PTF) for 13.1
XL Fortran for AIX Fix Pack 24 (September 2016 PTF) for 13.1
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Questionable accuracy of the message produced by the compiler when compiling a source file that has had it's .mod file modified between compilations. --------- TEST CASE --------- foo.f : MODULE foo IMPLICIT NONE INTEGER i,j REAL a,b PRIVATE i,j,a,b CONTAINS SUBROUTINE fake_sub(n,x) INTEGER n REAL x a=x DO i=2,n a=x*i ENDDO x=a END SUBROUTINE fake_sub END MODULE foo Compile source code using the following sequence of instructions: > xlf_r -c foo.f > rm foo.mod foo.o > echo "This little text in the .mod file will fail the compilation" > foo.mod > xlf_r -c foo.f The compiler will produce the following message: "foo.f", line 1.1: 1513-116 (S) Unable to create module symbol file foo.mod. Please check the path, directory and permissions. ** foo === End of Compilation 1 === 1501-511 Compilation failed for file foo.f. This message does not accurately describe the situation.
Local fix
N/A
Problem summary
ROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Frontend issues an error message that does not describe the problem well. USERS AFFECTED: Users who have corrupted .mod file or the .mod with unrecognized xlf module format are affected.
Problem conclusion
Issue a more appropriate message.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IZ84767
Reported component name
XL FORTRAN FOR
Reported component ID
5724X1500
Reported release
D10
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-09-10
Closed date
2010-09-10
Last modified date
2010-09-10
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
XL FORTRAN FOR
Fixed component ID
5724X1500
Applicable component levels
RD10 PSY U839243
UP A
Document Information
Modified date:
10 September 2010