PH66266: THIS PTF RESOLVES ISSUES WITH NCURSES, GPG, AND FILE TAGGING/ ENCODING. IT ALSO UPDATES VERSIONS OF PERL, CURL, VIM, AND GPG

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This PTF updates the tools Perl, Curl, Vim, and GPG to their
  latest community versions and fixes issues in Ncurses,GPG,
  and internal file encoding/handling logic that affected multiple
  tools
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the IBM Open Enterprise         *
  *                 Foundation for z/OS 1.1                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This PTF resolves issues with Ncurses,  *
  *                      GPG, and file tagging/encoding. It also *
  *                      updates versions of Perl, Curl, Vim,    *
  *                      and GPG.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply provided service                       *
  ****************************************************************
  This PTF updates the following tools:
  
  - Perl is updated to version 5.41.9
  - Curl is updated to version 8.13.0
  - Vim is updated to version 9.1.1160
  - GPG is updated to version 2.5.5
  - JQ remains at version 1.7.1
  - GNU Which remains at version 2.21
  - Git remains at version 2.49.0
  - Less remains at version 668
  - Ncurses remains at version 6.5
  - GNU Make remains at version 4.4.1
  - Bash remains at version 5.2.37
  
  Ncurses fixes:
  - The `gclear`/`clear` command no longer requires the
  `ASCII_TERMINFO` environment variable, fixing errors related to
  inaccessible terminal databases.
  
  GPG fixes:
  - Adds support for handling file tagging in encrypted and signed
  files, improving compatibility with z/OS datasets.
  
  General updates:
  - Fixed an issue where empty untagged files were incorrectly
  identified as ASCII, which affected tools such as Vim. This
  could have caused garbled text when modifying an empty file in
  Vim.
  - Fixes `_ENCODE_FILE_NEW` to ensure it does not interfere with
  internal file creation operations of tools like Git, GPG, and
  GNU Make.
  
  Documentation updates:
  - Added a Troubleshooting guide for all tools.
  - Added a Blogs section linking to external blogs and articles.
  - Added documentation on Git performance considerations.
  - Added documentation on Perl/CPAN configuration.
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM is releasing a cumulative update to the IBM Open Enterprise
  Foundation for z/OS 1.1
  

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:

  UO02919

Modules/Macros

• FOZBAPAX FOZCOPAX FOZCUPAX FOZGIPAX FOZGPPAX FOZJQPAX FOZLEPAX
  FOZMAPAX FOZNCPAX FOZPEPAX FOZPIPAX FOZSNPAX FOZVIPAX FOZWHPAX
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  OPEN ENT FOUNDA

• Fixed component ID

  5655OEF00

Applicable component levels

• R110 PSY UO02919

     UP25/04/26 P F504

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