PI81776: CPP_CG::CLASS::DEPENDENCIESAUTOARRANGE MOVES FORWARD DECLARATIONTO UNEXPECTED POSITION IN SOURCE FILE CAUSING COMPILER ERROR

IBM Rational Rhapsody 8.3.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• With Rhapsody version 8.2, when the
  CPP_CG::Class::DependenciesAutoArrange property is set to false
  on a package, the
  #include statements from usage dependencies in the code are
  generated after the class forward declarations.  If a #include
  is needed to
  support the class forward declaration, then this can cause the
  code to not compile.  We believe that #include statements should
  come first,
  followed by class forward declarations, followed by variables in
  the package.
  
  Workaround is to use Code Respect and drag/drop the code to the
  expected position. See attached model.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Rhapsody                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * CPP_CG::Class::DependenciesAutoArrange moves forward         *
  * declaration to unexpected position in source file causing    *
  * compiler error                                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• code don't compile because of the dependency order in
  implementation.
  the actual problem is not  order between forward declarations
  and includes
  (when the property CPP_CG::Class::DependenciesAutoArrange is
  false this is the correct behavior), but the order between
  implicit and explicit dependencies
  problem can be solve with property
  CG::Class::ImplicitDependenciesAboveUserDependencies set to
  False.
  note: this is  not new property it can be used from Rhapsody
  8.0.3 if added to the model (via site.prp ).
  

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

  TLOGIC RHAPSODY

• Fixed component ID

  5724V74RP

Applicable component levels

• R820 PSY

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