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* R E L E A S E N O T E S *
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Pascal/MT+ Version 3.1.1
For The IBM Personal Computer
Disk Operating System Version 1.1
Copyright (c) 1983 by Digital Research
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Pascal/MT+ Release Notes
These release notes pertain to both the software and
the documentation set for the Digital Research
product:
Pascal/MT+
For the IBM Personal Computer
Disk Operating System Version 1.1 (IBMDOS)
They provide the most current information regarding:
o changes to the software, or bugs that have been
identified since the product was released.
o errors or omissions in the documentation set
that could not be corrected because of the lead
time needed for production and printing.
Note: These release notes have been formatted so
that you can print them on your own printer, cut them
to size (6 1/2 x 8 1/2), and then place them in the
back of your manuals.
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RUNNING UNDER IBMDOS
Under IBMDOS, the space available for the transient
program area is not as large as under CP/M-86. If
your system has a total memory size of 150K or less,
the compiler will have a smaller symbol table, and
the linker will have both a smaller symbol table and
code buffer. Both programs have messages that inform
you of the size of their respective tables. No other
programs are affected.
Note: Under IBMDOS, the utility programs NM and SZ do
not accept ambiguous filenames as they do under CP/M-
86. Only one name is allowed, and it must be unique.
For example,
FPREALS.R86 is valid
FPREALS.* is invalid
????.R86 is invalid
SOFTWARE CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION
There are four new functions in the run-time library,
PASLIB: @SETDATE, @SETTIME, @GETDATE, AND @GETTIME.
These functions set and access the system date and
time. The SET functions return a completion code
exactly as it is set by IBMDOS. Please see your
systems manual for return code values and legal
values for each parameter.
To use these functions, declare each as an EXTERNAL
PROCEDURE with the following syntax:
@GETTIME(HOUR,MINUTE,SECOND,HUND : INTEGER);
@GETDATE(MONTH,DAY,YEAR : INTEGER);
@SETTIME(HOUR,MINUTE,SECOND,HUND : INTEGER) : INTEGER;
@SETDATE(MONTH,DAY,YEAR : INTEGER) : INTEGER;
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SOFTWARE BUGS
The following software bugs have been identified in
the current release (3.1.1):
o There are errors in allocating array bounds for
conformant arrays of two or more dimensions.
One-dimensional conformant arrays work
correctly.
Solution: There is no fix available at this
time. Work is in progress, and the problem will
be fixed by the next release.
o Sometimes, expressions used as procedure
parameters do not result in the correct values
being passed to the procedure.
Solution: First assign the value of the
expression to a variable, and then pass the
variable to the procedure.
o When using the OUT function, the port number and
the value are inadvertently swapped.
Solution: Use OUT as follows:
OUT[(value to put out)] := PORT number
o After the compiler reports a syntax error it
asks if you want to continue or abort.
Occasionally, attempting to continue will hang
the system and require a reboot.
Solution: If this error occurs, correct the
reported syntax error before attempting to
recompile. This error will be corrected in the
next release.
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o Some users have reported an incompatibality
between some CP/M-86 implementations and the
IBMDOS version. IBMDOS V1.1 does not interpret
ANSI standard escape sequences. Consequently,
programs that attempt to handle displays via
escape sequences for cursor control will not
execute properly.
Solution: There is no fix available at this
time.
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DOCUMENTATION ERRATA
The following are errors in the Pascal/MT+ Language
Reference Manual (February 1983 edition):
Page 3-3. Change WORD(x) to WRD(x)
Page 6-2. Change the third paragraph to read:
"The data type for a function must be a
simple type. Put the type name after a
colon at the end of the function heading.
Page 6-8. In Table 6-1, change the Returns type for
the Function ABS from REAL to "same as
NUM".
Page 6-10. In Table 6-1, the Function @HERR returns
a BOOLEAN type, and the the Function ADDR
returns a POINTER not an INTEGER type.
Also change FUNCTION @RLS to PROCEDURE
@RLS.
Page 6-12. Change the first sentence in the second
paragraph to read:
"You can use ADDR to reference external
variables."
Page 6-13. Change the example to ARCTAN(1) = 0.78539
Page 6-19. Change the first sentence in the second
paragraph to read:
"CLOSEDEL closes and deletes files after
use." In the last paragraph, change File
Control Blocks (FCBs) to File Information
Blocks (FIBs).
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Page 6-68. Change the fifth paragraph to read:
"WRITE and WRITELN treat strings as
arrays of characters. They do not write
the length byte to TEXT files."
Page 7-2. In the second paragraph, change F2 to F3
in:
F2^ := 45;
puts the integer value 45 in the buffer
of the file variable F2.
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The following are errors in the Pascal/MT+
Programmer's Guide for the IBM Personal Computer Disk
Operating System (April 1983 edition):
Page 1-5. Delete the following files from Table 1-
2. They are NOT distributed with the
product:
o CONCAT.EXE
o 8087.I86
o 87XOP.I86
o 87TRS.I86
o 87REALS.BLD
Page 1-6. The second paragraph states you can use
the distribution disks just as they are.
This is not true; they are write-
protected. You must copy them onto
backup disks.
Page 2-3. Change the first paragraph to read:
"During Phase 0, When the compiler finds
a syntax error, it displays the line
containing the error. If you are using
the MTERRS.TXT file, the compiler also
displays an error description. In all
other Phases, if you are not using the
MTERRS.TXT file, or you have a nonsyntax
error, the compiler displays the line
number and an error identification
number."
Page 2-15. Table 2-5 is incomplete. Add the
following Linker error messages:
Unable to open input file: xxxxxxxx
Explanation: The linker cannot find the
specified input file.
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Incompatible relocatable file format
Explanation: Either the R86 file is
corrupted or it has a format that is
incompatible with the format expected by
LINK/MT+86.
Initialization of DSEG not allowed
Explanation: The linker has encountered a
DB or DW instruction in the Data segment.
Undefined symbol: xxxxxxxxx
Explanation: The specified symbol is
referenced but not defined in the module.
Page 3-8. The explanation of the /O option is
incorrect. Change as follows:
"/O:n tells the linker that the previous
file is a SYM file and that n is the
overlay number, in hexadecimal. You must
specify the overlay filename and number
in the link command line. This option is
for overlays only."
Page 3-10. Change the command line for linking an
overlay to:
LINKMT <prog.00n>=<sym file>/O:,<modules|libraries>/P:mmmm/X:ssss
Page 3-11. Change section 3.2.5 to 3.2.6. Insert
section 3.2.5 as follows:
3.2.5 Overlay Symbol Table
LINKMT creates a symbol table at the end
of the code segment for each overlay
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module. This symbol table can be very
large because it includes all the symbols
in the overlay and the root. However,
not all the entries in the symbol table
are required by the overlay. The overlay
requires only those entries called from
the root or another overlay. Therefore,
after linking each overlay module, you
should use the STRIP utility to reduce
the size of the symbol table.
Note: LINKMT provides the size of the
code segment which does not include the
symbol table for overlay modules. Thus,
the total code size required for an
overlay module will be much larger than
the size given by LINKMT if you do not
use STRIP.
To use STRIP, enter the command
A>strip
Once invoked, STRIP asks for the name of
the file to strip, the location of the
symbol table (the same number used with
the P parameter when you link the
overlay), and the name of each entry
point you want to retain in the symbol
table. You must enter the entry points
in reverse order of their declaration.
STRIP searches the symbol table for the
first entry point and deletes all others
it encounters until it finds the correct
one. STRIP then requests another entry
point and continues. When the last one
is found, you enter a dummy entry point
such as ZZZ and then STRIP continues to
delete the other entries until it finds
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the end to the table.
After deleting all the unused entry
points, STRIP lists the remaining entry
points and asks if it should replace the
original version with the stripped
version. You must answer with "YESDOIT"
to replace the original. Any other
response terminates STRIP and does not
change the original.
Page 3-13. The example command lines for linking
overlays 1 and 2 are incorrect. They
should be:
A>LINKMT DEMOPROG.001=DEMOPROG/O.1,MOD1,PASLIB,/S/P:4000/L
A>LINKMT DEMOPROG.002=DEMOPROG/O.2,MOD2,PASLIB,/S/P:4000/L
Page 3-14. Insert the following before paragraph 6:
"To chain from one EXE file to another,
you must perform the following steps:
1) Using the linker, determine the code
size of the largest program you want
to chain to.
2) Round the value of the code size to
the nearest multiple of 512 bytes
(200H), and then add 512 bytes.
3) Use this new value for the code size
of the root program, unless the root
is already larger.
Page 3-14. Add the following to paragraph 6
concerning shared variables:
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"You must also rewrite the initialization
routine in PASLIB because it zeros out
the data area. Change @INI3.I86 to
reflect the size of the common area. For
example,
SUB CX, 100H + common area size
MOV DI, 100H + " " "
Page 4-7. Delete the third paragraph, and insert the
following:
"Floating-point real numbers are returned
in the DX, CX, BX, and AX registers. BCD
reals are returned in DI, DX, CX, BX, and
AX. The high-order byte is in DX (or
DI), and the low-order is always in AX."
Page 4-14. In the paragraph under Listing 4-6 add
the sentence:
"An extra eight bytes of code is
generated here, but the amount can vary
depending on the number and type of
parameters. There is no empirical
formula for determining the extra
amount."
Page 4-18. Add the following to the explanation of
MEMAVAIL:
"FULLHEAP.R86 has been extended to make
available up to 1 megabyte of heap space.
MEMAVAIL and MAXAVAIL both return INTEGER
values, so if you are using more than 32K
of heap space, you must declare them as
follows:
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EXTERNAL FUNCTION LMEMAVAIL : LONGINT;
EXTERNAL FUNCTION LMAXAVAIL : LONGINT;
These functions are both in PASLIB.
Page 5-1. The first paragraph in Section 5.1 refers
to the Intel publication named "MCS-86
Macro Assembly Language Reference
Manual." This manual is no longer in
print, but has been replaced by the
"ASM86 Language Reference Manual". The
Intel order number for this new manual is
121703-002.
Page 5-3. In Table 5-1, add the following to the
explanation of the Pd option:
Unlike the similar MT86 compiler option,
P does not send output to the printer.
Page 5-9. In Table 5-3, 320 bytes should be 32
bytes.
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