Patch 201105201-8 - Rational Apex Embedded (VxWorks/Tornado)
                    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_201105201_8
   i386_linux2.patch.201105201-8.inventory
   i386_linux2.patch.201105201-8.tar.Z


Description

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It is suggested that all users install this patch.

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This patch fixes the following:

Defect RATLC00428342:

The disassembly generated by a_db does not match 444 solaris -> vw_ppc debugger

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

Defect RATLC00152134:

The format of WTX null records changed between Wind River Tornado and
Workbench program development systems. The run and debug daemons used
by Apex to communicate with VxWorks 6.x through Wind River Workbench
do housekeeping operations on receipt of a null record. The Apex
daemons did not recognize the new null records and so never did any of
the housekeeping operations. Among these is the transfer of console
input from the host to the VxWorks program running on the board. For
this reason, Text_Io.Getline would not read a line typed into host
standard I/O.

The Apex daemons for Workbench 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, and 3.2 have been
modified to address this and other changes in the WTX interface.
Text_Io.Getline can now read host input from an Apex program running
on VxWorks 6.2, 6.4, 6.6, or 6.8. This patch provides the updated
daemons for Linux hosts.

Defect RATLC00153534:

The Apex 4.4.0 l86 => vw_ppc GUI debugger doesn't reverse bytes in the
Memory window

Defect RATLC00154545:

This patch provides new host tools for the Apex 4.4.0 Linux to VxWorks
PowerPC product. These tools support VxWorks 6.8 addition
to the previously supported VxWorks 6.6, 6.4, 6.2, 5.5, and 5.4.

Defect RATLC00154702:

The low level polling of VxWorks only allowed the daemon to act on ^C when
a vxWorks event occurred. This change allows ^C to be noticed on every poll.

Defect RATLC00398402:

This patch provides new host tools for the Apex 4.4.0 Linux to VxWorks
PowerPC product. These tools support VxWorks 6.4 and 6.6 in addition
to the previously supported VxWorks 6.2, 5.5, and 5.4.

Defect RATLC00878598:

This patch implements command line arguments to be passed to a vxWorks
Tornado program and accessed through the
vads_compatibility.ss/verdixlib/command_line.1.ada interface. The
arguments are passed as strings and at most 10 command line arguments
are allowed. This comes from the Command_Line package and I assume it
is derived from some VxWorks limitation. The command argument can be
accessed via the Command_Line.Argv() array. Unused parameter slot are
initialized to 0 in the Argv array. To pass command line arguments to
apex_execute you must use the '-a <arg1> ... <argN>' as the last
arguments to the command.

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It is suggested that all users install this patch.