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Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 2002.  All rights reserved.

New Kit Date:       06-JUN-2002
Modification Date:  Not Applicable
Modification Type:  NEW KIT

OP/SYS:     OpenVMS Alpha

COMPONENT:  ALPHA_MACRO.EXE

SOURCE:     Compaq Computer Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  VMS721H1_AMACRO-V0100
                    DEC-AXPVMS-VMS721H1_AMACRO-V0100--4.PCSI
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  12208 Blocks
     Kit Applies To:  OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1H1
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary:  No
     Rolling Re-boot Supported:  Information not available
     Installation Rating:  INSTALL_3
                           3 - To  be  installed  by  customers
                               experiencing the problems corrected.


     Kit Dependencies:

       The following remedial kit(s), or later, must be installed BEFORE
       installation of this, or any required kit:

         VMS721H1_UPDATE-V0500

       In order to receive all the corrections listed in this
       kit, the following remedial kits, or later, should also be installed:

         None


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1H1.  This kit addresses the
following problems:

PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN VMS721H1_AMACRO-V0100 KIT:

  o  The floating point support macros in AMAC_FLT$MACROS.MAR  were
     recently  rewritten.  The floating point support macros do not
     handle VAX floating instructions that have  "modify"  operands
     (ie,  ADDF2)  that used auto-inc or auto-dec addressing modes.
     The ADDF2 macro uses the second operand twice in the generated
     code.  This leads to the auto-inc or auto-dec being done twice
     instead of once.

          Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]STARLET.MLB

  o  An internal field to count flow  nodes  was  limited  to  32K.
     However,  there was no check to see if it overflowed.  When it
     overflowed, it caused an ACCVIO later downstream.

          Images Affected: [SYSEXE]ALPHA_MACRO.EXE

  o  CMPW of values that are more than 32767 apart  will  give  the
     wrong result.

          Images Affected:  [SYSEXE]ALPHA_MACRO.EXE


  o  AMACRO's floating point support macros do not correctly handle
     double-precision  floating  point  immediate  operands require
     more than 7 digits of precision.

          Images Affected:  [SYSLIB]STARLET.MLB


RELATED ARTICLES:

Detailed articles describing the problems listed above may exist in
the OPENVMS database(s).  To view these articles, open the appropriate
product database and perform a query using either of the following
search strings: 'VMS721H1_AMACRO-V0100' or 'AMACRO'.


ECO KIT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:

If after an evaluation you wish to obtain this kit, request it
electronically using the appropriate Advanced Electronic Services
(AES) Service Tool.  If you are not familiar with how to request
kits electronically, open the DIA, WIS or DSNLINK database and
review the article entitled:

     [AES] How To Electronically Request ECO Kits Using Service Tools


INSTALLATION NOTES:

No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation  utility
by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the
DCL prompt:

PRODUCT INSTALL VMS721H1_AMACRO /SOURCE=[location of Kit]

The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that
contains the kit.

Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing
HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt

SPECIAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  o  Scripting of Answers to Installation Questions

     During installation,  this  kit  will  ask  and  require  user
     response  to  several  questions.  If you wish to automate the
     installation of this kit and avoid having to provide responses
     to  these  questions,  you must create a DCL command procedure
     that includes the following definitions and commands:

       -  $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE

       -  Add  the  following  qualifiers  to  the  PRODUCT  INSTALL
          command and add that command to the DCL procedure.

            /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0

       -  De-assign the logicals assigned

     For  example,  a  sample   command   file   to   install   the
     VMS721H1_AMACRO-V0100 kit would be:

          $
          $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE
          $!
          $ PROD INSTALL VMS721H1_AMACRO/PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0
          $!
          $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP
          $!
          $ exit

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  |                            | Overall  | Image File      | Image Link   |
  | Image Name                 | Checksum | Identification  | Date/Time    |
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  | ALPHA_MACRO.EXE            | A24D6242 | V4.1-11-3381U   | 27-DEC-2001  |
  |                                       |                 | 04:18:00.41  |
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