Patch 201010111-8 - Rational Apex Embedded (LynxOS) 4.4 for Linux/x86->PowerPC
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To install this patch, download these 3 files and run the install script:
   install_i386_linux2_201010111_8
   i386_linux2.patch.201010111-8.inventory
   i386_linux2.patch.201010111-8.tar.Z


Description

REQUIRED PATCH SERIES IDs:
    Starting with Apex 4.0.0, most Native and Embedded patches have a
    SeriesID associated with them. Specifying a SeriesID as a
    prerequisite for installation as opposed to a PatchID prevents
    prerequisites from becoming obsolete as new patches are created.
    SeriesIDs are text strings -- eg runtimes, views, etc -- and are
    listed next to the PatchIDs at
    ftp://ftp.rational.com/patch_info/index.html

    Before installing this patch, you must install a patch from
    each of the following product-series:
      This product: series share [patchID 20091218 or later].

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It is suggested that all users install this patch.

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This patch fixes the following:

Defect RATOC00154464:

The Apex C compiler does not implement the GCC __attribute__
directives, and fails when encountering them in the source. This
prevents compilation of some LynxOS 5.0.0 header files, in particular
sys/ioctl.h. This patch provides a macro in the Spire.cfg file that
elides all __attribute__ directives encountered in the source.

In addition, the LynxOS 5.0.0 header rcsid.h defines the static global
__RCSid each time it is expanded, causing the Apex C compiler to fail
the second time this header is included. This patch provides a
modifed rcsid.h file that is only effective the first time it is
included, avoiding this error and allowing other LynxOS headers that
use rcsid.h to compile.

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The following were fixed in earlier patches. The fixes are
included in this patch as well.

Defect RATLC00144079:

The AXI Motif library libmotif.a for the LynxOS 3.1.0a (COFF) target
was built with the Solaris ar (archive) utility. The LynxOS linker is
unable to read archive files built with the Solaris utility, so
applications using the Motif AXI interface cannot be linked. This
patch provides a libmotif.a built with the LynxOS 3.1.0a ar utility.

Defect RATLC00150479:

This patch provides Apex 4.4.0 Ada views for LynxOS PowerPC ELF. This
includes fully patched lxe_ppc views for the previously supported
LynxOS 4.0.0/4.2.0 operating systems, plus new lxe5_ppc views supporting
LynxOS 5.0.0.

Defect RATLC01485423:

The Apex C compiler fails on the LynxOS 4.0.0 and 4.2.0 version of the
header netdb.h. This header contains the __const directive, which the
Apex compiler does not recognize. This patch replaces __const with
const, which the Apex compiler does recognize, during C compilations.

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It is suggested that all users install this patch.