PM63275: "MACRO PROTOTYPE ERROR" MESSAGE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Per PMR 06556,999,000.
  
  ================================================================
  Prerequisite: PTF UK77803
  
  Date reported: 04/20/2012
  
  Severity: Medium
  
  Users Affected:
   All IMU users of MU V3.2
  
  Problem Description:
   User is getting "Macro prototype error" message.
  
  Problem Summation
   The macro in question contains comments before macro prototype.
   Some comment lines are ending with a "-", which is a continua-
   tion character in EZT Plus, causing problems.
  
   IMU parser (FSREAD00) program is supposed to bypass all com-
   ments found in Easytrieve Plus macros, however a bug in the
   logic is not doing so when source is being scanned for
   "EASYTRAN:" statements in EASYTRAN macro. Logic is not
   bypassing comments because EASYTRAN macro is a text mode
   macro. Since text mode macros allow comments, the logic that
   bypasses comments for Easytrieve Plus macros is never entered.
  
  Problem Conclusion:
   The logic was changed in FSREAD00 to check to see if an
   Easytrieve Plus macro is being parsed (before it checks for
   macro type), and comments are bypassed. Note that FSREAD00
   is linked with FSCCOBOL/XXCCOBOL/FSCASSEM nucleus.
  
  Modules to be included on the APAR tape:
  FSOFT01.V3R2M0.SFSYLOAD:
  
   FSYTPA00 - existing module (this module was relinked only)
   FSCCOBOL - existing module
   XXCCOBOL - existing module
   FSCASSEM - existing module
  
  Note: The AMODE for the above modules has been changed from
        AMODE(ANY) to AMODE(31). This APAR supersedes APAR
        PM39063.
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Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All IMU V3.2 Users.                          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: User is getting "Macro prototype        *
  *                      error" message.                         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply PTF.                                   *
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  The macro in question contains comments before macro prototype
  Some comment lines are ending with a "-", which is a continua-
  tion character in EZT Plus, causing problems.
  
  IMU parser (FSREAD00) program is supposed to bypass all
  comments found in Easytrieve Plus macros, however a bug in
  the logic is not doing so when source is being scanned for
  "EASYTRAN:" statements in EASYTRAN macro. Logic is not
  bypassing comments because EASYTRAN macro is a text mode
  macro. Since text mode macros allow comments, the logic that
  bypasses comments for Easytrieve Plus macros is never entered.
  

Problem conclusion

• The logic was changed in FSREAD00 to check to see if an
  Easytrieve Plus macro is being parsed (before it checks for
  macro type), and comments are bypassed. Note that FSREAD00
  is linked with FSCCOBOL/XXCCOBOL/FSCASSEM nucleus.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Modules/Macros

•    FSYASSEM FSYCCBOL FSYTPA00 FSYXCOBO
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MIGRATION UTILI

• Fixed component ID

  5697N4400

Applicable component levels

• R320 PSY UK80298

     UP12/07/20 P F207

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