Charles,
I agree, that this may be too long for you to wait, but ...
I believe that this is quite normal for compiler errors;
they are not very common, and if you discover one, you are normally
forced to work around it, because the fix will not appear within hours,
as we have it with user programs. And: it's normally possible ... compiler
errors are hard to find and, as in this case, hard to prove, because
compilers
normally are very well tested - that is, the errors appear in rare
situations.
For me, the primary goal, why I invested some time in explaining this error
to IBM and provide example jobs to them, was: to get the error fixed for
other users which will fall into this trap later - including maybe myself.
If I discover errors in any software - be it mine or others - I always
try to
get it fixed, if I see a chance to get it done - and in this case it
seemed possible
without too much effort on my part.
And of course: compiler construction and diagnosing errors in this area
is fun ...
at least for me. This may be special :-)
Kind regards
Bernd
Am 26.09.2013 17:12, schrieb Charles Mills:
I was the OP. I'm going to take the liberty of replying here. I coded around it.
This is the problem for me with IBM fixes. Not complaining, just stating a
fact: I could not have waited this long for a fix.
It's too bad IBM does not have some more-established process whereby one could
report a bug
a. Without the "burden of proof" required for a PMR.
b. In return, without any expectation of a timely fix.
Just the way one of your co-workers might say "you now, I was running your code the
other day, and here's something you might want to take a look at ..."
Would work for me anyway.
Charles
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Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 6:43 AM
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Subject: Fwd: Re: Looking for help with an obscure C integer problem
Hello,
I told you at end of July that an IBM employee took this problem and sent it to
IBM maintenance, although there was no formal requirement to do so, only the
discussions in this list. Thanks from this place for this help.
In the meantime there is a solution, and I was asked if someone needs an
Interim fix (a PTF, I think), which could be made available, but only for z/OS
1.12 and 1.13, as far as I understood.
If you need such a fix, would you please respond me offline?
Thank you, kind regards
Bernd
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