IV04246: KSH93 MISHANDLE BRACED VARIABLE EXPANSION IN LARGE HERE DOCUMENT APPLIES TO AIX 5300-12

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• ksh93 mishandles braced variable expansion in large here
  document when the braced variable crosses the buffer
  boundary.
  The variable expansion will be empty or the shell will
  report a bad substitution.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ksh93 mishandles braced variable expansion in large here
  document when the braced variable crosses the buffer boundary.
  The variable expansion will be empty or the shell will
  report a bad substitution.
  

Problem conclusion

• The END OF BUFFER boundary condition was not handle properly
  by the code, changes are made in the code to call the
  function to handle the boundary condition.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IV00245

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX 5.3

• Fixed component ID

  5765G0300

Applicable component levels

• R530 PSY U844622

     UP11/10/10 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U844622 bos.rte.shell 5.3.12.5