IY60802: NM COMMAND TRUNCATES SYMBOL SIZE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer found the size for large variables not being
  displayed properly. For example, in case of the
  following code.
  
  ------------------------
  #include <stdio.h>
  
  char mybigvar 1234567 ;
  
  int main (int argc, char *argv  )
  {
          mybigvar 0  = '1'; /* just reference it */
          exit (0);
  }
  ------------------------
  
  nm displays the size as 54919
  
  mybigvar             B  536872376   54919
  mybigvar             d  536872336       4
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Size of a symbol truncated.
  

Problem conclusion

• Changed the display format in printf().
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX 5L POWER V5

• Fixed component ID

  5765E6200

Applicable component levels

• R520 PSY U477473

     UP04/09/10 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U477473 bos.rte.bind_cmds 5.2.0.41