PH71352: THIS PTF DELIVERS GENERAL ENHANCEMENTS FOR CURL AND BASH AND UPDATES VARIOUS TOOLS IN OEF

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This PTF updates Perl, Curl, Vim, GPG, Git, Less, Ncurses, GNU
  Which, and Bash to their latest community versions.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the IBM Open Enterprise         *
  *                 Foundation for z/OS 1.1                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This PTF delivers general enhancements  *
  *                      for Curl and Bash and updates various   *
  *                      tools in OEF                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided service.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  
  This PTF updates the following tools:
  
  - Git is updated to version 2.54.0
  - Perl is updated to version 5.43.10
  - Curl is updated to version 8.20.0
  - Vim is updated to version 9.2.0450
  - GPG is updated to version 2.5.20
  - Less is updated to version 692
  - JQ is updated to version 1.8.2rc1
  
  The following tools remain unchanged:
  
  - Ncurses remains at version 6.6
  - GNU Which remains at version 2.23
  - Bash remains at version 5.3.9
  - GNU Make remains at version 4.4.1
  
  Curl Updates:
  - Enhancement to retain the tags of the existing files.
  
  Bash Updates:
  - Enhancement to enable rbash.
  
  Less Updates:
  - Fixes Text appearing at random lines when paging.
  
  Vim Updates:
  - Enhanced Vim with support for operations on dataset
  - Fixed cscope support in vim.
  
  General Fixes:
  - "find" Command Caused Accessing USS Delay
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM is releasing a cumulative update to the IBM Open Enterprise
  Foundation for z/OS 1.1, delivering updated tool versions, new
  functionality, and fixes.
  

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:

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 UO07888

     UP26/05/21 P F605

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