LI74364: ILLEGAL :: IN STABSTRING

March 2009 Update for XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1
October 2009 Update for XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1
June 2011 Update for XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1
XL C/C++ for Linux Fix Pack 8 (January 2014 Update) for 10.1
August 2010 Update for XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1
January 2011 Update for XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1
January 2012 Update for XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1
July 2012 Update for XL C/C++ for Linux, V10.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Test case causes linker to abend with :: in the stabstring when
  compiled with compiler option -qxflag=NoKeepDebugMetaTemplateTyp
  e.
  
  
  $dump -tv ./testStabCmpct2.ibm.o | grep "::"
  [207]   m   0x00000000     debug     0    decl
  bdestl_AllocatorProxyBdemaBase<bsl::allocator<char> >:t75=51
  
  If linking with bstabcmpct:2 will cause linker to crash.
  
  FILE=./testStabCmpct2.ibm.o; ld -bstabcmpct:2  -r -o
  testStabCmpct.a $FILE
  
  ld: 0711-382 STABSTRING ERROR: Symbol table entry 207, object
  file ./testStabCmpct2.ibm.o
          Unexpected character in production Stabstring.
          Character : seen.
          Remainder of stabstring is:
  :allocator<char> >:t75=51
  ld: 0711-393 STABSTRING ERROR: Symbol table entry 208, object
  file ./testStabCmpct2.ibm.o
          A stabstring refers to type 75, which is not defined.
  ld: 0711-937 SEVERE ERROR: Severe errors have occurred and the
  output is not modified.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• There was an error in the debug information typedef of a
  meta-template that caused the linker to abend.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem is fixed.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  LI74302

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  XL C/C++ RHEL52

• Fixed component ID

  5724U8310

Applicable component levels

• RA10 PSN LI74302

     UP06/09/13