PM37126: Global breakpoint not recognised where two projects are referenced within application

Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 2 (8.0.1.2) for 8.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: Windows
  
  Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer
  
  Program Version    :  8.0.1.1
  Description.
  Global breakpoint do not work where two projects are referenced
  within the application.
  
  The import statement to code located in another project and a
  Global breakpoint is added  ie:
  import common.commonFunction2;
  program pgm1 type BasicProgram{IncludeReferencedFunctions = yes}
  
      const constantName string = 'literalString';
  
      variableName string;
      variableName2 string;
  
      function main()
  
          variableName = 'LKA'; //This is my input for Global
  breakpoint
          variableName2 = 'LKA';
  
          commonFunction1();
          commonFunction2();
          variableName2 = 'STOP'; // Set a normal breakpoint on
  this line
  
      end
  
      function commonFunction1()
  
      end
  
  end
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  a) In the debugger add a global true condition relating to the
  above variable ie variableName == 'LKA' and then set a normal
  breakpoint on variableName2 = 'STOP'
  b) Debugging will show the global breakpoint is ignored and the
  debugger instead goes directly to the variableName2 = 'STOP'
  line.
  c) Comment out commonFunction2() relating to the import,
  referenced project and the global breakpoint will work correctly
  by suspending the debugging session and the breakpoint is
  removed.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When using a top level function that exists in a project
  other than the program's project, global breakpoints were
  not being honored.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix was applied so that using toplevel functions in
  referenced projects no longer causes a silent build error,
  and the global breakpoints are able to be properly compiled
  and run.
  

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

  RATL BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSN

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