PM76328: SIGSEGV RECEIVED WHEN EXECUTING INTERNAL SORT WITH OUTPUT FILE DEFINED WITH ASSIGN USING SYNTAX.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Having a SORT statement as in:
  
  
  SORT  SORT-FILE
        ....
        GIVING                XYZ-FILE
  
  with XYZ-FILE defined with a USING as in:
  
  SELECT XYZ-FILE  ASSIGN
                   USING        FILE-PATH-SPEC
                   ORGANIZATION IS  LINE SEQUENTIAL
                   FILE STATUS     IS XYZ-STATUS.
  
  Fails with the following when FILE-PATH-SPEC is defined as:
  
  03  FILE-PATH-SPEC    PIC X(256)  VALUE SPACES.
  
  The following error is received during SORT
  <Thread 1>  Signal received: SIGSEGV - Segmentation violation
  <Thread 1>
  <Thread 1>  Traceback:
  <Thread 1>    Location 0x00000000
  

Local fix

• Having FILE-PATH-SPEC the same size as the name of the file
  moved into the field bypasses the problem.
  

Problem summary

• There should be no SIGSEGV using SORT.
  

Problem conclusion

• Obtain the fix for COBOL for AIX 4.1.1.8 here
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21620332
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COBOL FOR AIX

• Fixed component ID

  5724Z8700

Applicable component levels

• R411 PSY UK91813

     UP13/03/01 P 9999