PM81489: DEFAULT STATEMENT RENDERS TYPED STRUCTURES UNUSABLE BY DEBUGTOOL

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DEFAULT statement renders typed structures unusable by DebugTool
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DebugTool and PL/I typed structures *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If code contains both DEFINE STRUCTURE  *
  *                      statements and DEFAULT RANGE(*) STATIC  *
  *                      (or similar) statements, the symbol     *
  *                      table generated by the compiler was     *
  *                      incorrect and led to variables with     *
  *                      that type being unusable in DebugTool   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler has been corrected so that these DEFAULT statements
  don't mess with thesymbol table info generated for STRUCT types.
  Also, while fixing this problem, it was found that incorrect
  debug info was also generated for arraysof struct types - that
  problem has also been fixed
  

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:

  UK91342 UK91343

Modules/Macros

•    IBMZINN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT PL/I FOR ZO

• Fixed component ID

  5655W6700

Applicable component levels

• R420 PSY UK91342

     UP13/02/05 P F302

• R430 PSY UK91343

     UP13/02/05 P F302

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