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[bug137] Debugger c/cpp source file synchronization between programmers

1) Programmer A load a loadset containing a C segment (SEGC) maintained by programmer B 2) Programmer A debugs and traces SEGC. He loads the source file from the workspace of programmer B when the debugger asks him to select the source file. 3) Pr...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Delivered

A safer TPFDF initialization

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF00012Contact Originator Id: SK AhnAbstract: ZUDFM OAINIT entry need to be enhanced to ensure a back-up capture, against possible unwanted operations.Description: ZUDFM OAINIT entry gives a warning information to check before go...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 4 Delivered

zdbug timestamp

Customer is asking for timestamp to be include in the zdbug display to indicated the time that the user registered the session.This would assist them when doing problem determine when user are have debugger registration issue.
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

MakeTPF search behavior change of the local_mod folders

The Customer is asking for a change in the MakeTPF search behavior change of the local_mod folders .The way it works now is to search all LM folders first ... that way a local mod always takes precedence over the base version equivalent, even if t...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

Change the max for ZHTTP MQUEUE to 9,999 and the schema maximums for queue length, sessions to start and sessions to 999

Change the maximum on the ZHTTP MOD MQUEUE (ZHTTP MOD MQUEUE-9999) command to 9999 and modify the xsd files to allow a maximum value of 999 instead of 99 on the following tags: sessionsToStartTypemaxSessionsTypemaxQueueLenType .xsd file... <sim...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Refine RELFC counter in z/TPFDF Data Collection

z/TPFDF data collection counters were originally designed to track the calls to specific z/TPFDF central database routines. Each of these routines had a specific task, such as obtaining a core block or releasing a record. These counts generally re...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Delivered

limit dumps when buffer is full

A method must be provided to limit dumps when the dump buffer area is getting full. A ZASER MAXOPR should be provided that is similar to ZASER MAXCTL as well. The CPSE0156I message should be updated to indicate the dump being dumped .
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Better Scaling of TPF Logical Record Cache

TPF Logical Record Cache while functional is inefficient at scale due to poor hashing algorithms and incorrect prime number calculations that in combination produce long synonym chains and high CPU burn when chasing them.
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered

Support needed for default console script and profile directories

In an effort to prevent users from looking at files on local drives (except for folders specifically allowed), it would be nice to be able to set the default folder that TOS initially goes to when you choose the menu “Load Script” or “Load Profile...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 2 Delivered

64bit Memory Manager Support For More Than 2GB Contiguous Heap

System Heap Allocations are limited in various places to 2GB or 4GB contiguous storage. During an attempt to allocate more than 2GB the system allocated the storage but caused heap corruption and either hangs or produces a PPROT error. In various ...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Delivered