LI77014: SEGFAULT IN RTE WITH OPEN(..,STATUS='REPLACE')

October 2012 Update for XL Fortran for Linux, V13.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Opening in 'replace' mode a directory results in a crash.
  
  ====== COMPILE COMMAND:
  xlf95 -g qq.f
  
  
  ====== TESTCASE:
  
  $cat qq.f
         program m
         integer kun,IOS
  
         kun=54
         open(kun,status='REPLACE',file='ECL.CFE',IOSTAT=IOS)
  
         end program m
  $
  
  
  ====== ACTUAL OUTPUT:
  $ ./a.out
  Segmentation fault
  $
  
  
  ====== EXPECTED OUTPUT:
  Should run without a segfault.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  Users of OPEN who specify STATUS='replace' can be affected by
  this issue.
  
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  If the FILE= specifier in the OPEN statement specifies an
  existing directory name, and the
  STATUS= specifier has the value 'REPLACE', the program fails
  with a segmentation fault in the
  XL Fortran runtime library.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been fixed.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IV25610

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  XL FORTRAN LINU

• Fixed component ID

  5724X1600

Applicable component levels

• RD10 PSN IV25610

     UP06/09/13