Documentation errata for IBM XL C/C++ for Blue Gene/Q, V12.1

All documentation

The following correction applies to all documentation of IBM XL C/C++ for Blue Gene/Q, V12.1:

Section: IBM XL C/C++ information

The library page address in any statement:
http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/xlcpp/features/bg/library/

should read:

http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/products/xlcpp/bluegeneq/library/


man pages:
The following correction applies to all man pages of IBM XL C/C++ for Blue Gene/Q, V12.1:

For more information, refer to the following Web sites:
http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/xlcpp/features/bg/library/

should read:

For more information, refer to the following Web sites:
http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/products/xlcpp/bluegeneq/library/.


Option: -qlistfmt

The following statements about profile directed feedback (PDF) are removed (PDF or the -qpdf options are not supported by the BG/Q compilers.):

pdf | nopdf
Produce profile-directed feedback information.

When used with the option that enables profiling, -qpdf, the report contains information about call and block counts and cache misses.

Installation Guide
The following corrections and additions apply to the IBM XL C/C++ for Blue Gene/Q, V12.1 Installation Guide:

Chapter: Before installing IBM XL C/C++ for Blue Gene/Q, V12.1

Upgrading the evaluation copy of the XL C/C++ compiler

Install only the vac.bg.lic RPM packages for the full product version of the XL C/C++ compiler and run vac_configure to re-configure the compiler.

should read:

1. Install the vac.bg.lic RPM packages.
   
   
2. Install the vac.bg.cmp and vacpp.bg.cmp RPM packages using the --replacepkgs --replacefiles options.
   
   For example:
   
   rpm -ivh  vac.bg.cmp-12.1.0.0-120505a.ppc64.rpm --replacepkgs --replacefiles
   
   rpm -ivh  vacpp.bg.cmp-12.1.0.0-120505a.ppc64.rpm --replacepkgs --replacefiles
   
   
3. Run new_install or vac_configure to re-configure the compiler.

Language Reference
The following corrections and additions apply to the IBM XL C/C++ for Blue Gene/Q, V12.1 Language Reference:

Chapter: Data objects and declarations

Section: Type specifiers

Topic: Vector types (IBM extension)

The following paragraph is removed:

Most of the legal forms of the syntax are captured in the following diagram. Some variations have been omitted from the diagram for the sake of clarity: type qualifiers such as const and storage class specifiers such as static can appear in any order within the declaration, as long as neither immediately follows the keyword vector4double (or __vector4double).