Patch 201207168-1 - Rational Apex Embedded (VxWorks/Tornado)
                    4.4 for Sun Solaris->PowerPC
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To install this patch, download these 3 files and run the install script:
   install_sol_201207168_1
   sol.patch.201207168-1.inventory
   sol.patch.201207168-1.tar.Z


Description


    WARNING this patch updates product released views.
    Applications may need to be recompiled after installing this patch.
    Custom BSPs and their clients may need to be updated/rebuilt.

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 with the PatchIDs at
    ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rational/apex_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 20100226 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 RATLC02507167:

Rational Apex Embedded Developer for VxWorks PowerPC provides two
models that support variants of the PowerPC processor that do no
support the PowerPC string (STS) instructions: vw_ppcnosts and
vw_ppce500. The Rational Apex 4.4.0 version of these models do not
completely suppress the STS instructions; several views lack the
requisite CODER_OPTIONS switch and some product binaries contain STS
instructions.

This patch provides corrected vw_ppcnosts and vw_ppce500 views free of
STS instructions.

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

Defect RATLC00152347:

Standalone C programs for VxWorks 6.x cannot be executed by Apex
through the corresponding Workbench session because the required Apex
execution daemons are not provided in the Apex C++ compilers
directories.

This patch introduces the new compilers/power.vw6.4.4.0 directory and
corresponding power.vw6 views for use with VxWorks 6.x. It contains
daemons for use with Workbench 2.4, 2.6, 3.0 and 3.2 for both Solaris
and Linux.

Defect RATLC00152362:

A number of C configuration changes were needed in the compilers
directory to compile and link standalone C programs for VxWorks under
Apex.

Defect RATLC00154212:

The vw_ppce500 model supports the development of Apex Ada programs for
VxWorks on PowerPC e500 core processors. Programs created using this
model will not contain instructions that the e500 core does not
support, in particular string instructions and PPC603-style floating
point instructions. This model implements Ada floating point
constructs using a software floating point library; e500-style
floating point instructions are not generated.

Defect RATLC00154545:

This patch provides Apex 4.4.0 for VxWorks views supporting VxWorks
6.8, in addition to the previously supported VxWorks 6.6, 6.4, 6.2, 5.5,
and 5.4.

Defect RATLC00398402:

This patch provides Apex 4.4.0 for VxWorks views supporting VxWorks
6.6 and 6.4, in addition to the previously supported VxWorks 6.2, 5.5,
and 5.4.

These views also make Apex-specific packages children of the package
Apex. This avoids file namespace pollution.

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It is suggested that all users install this patch.