IJ14344: SORT MAY INSERT NEWLINE INTO LONG LINE WHEN LANG IS NOT C APPLIES TO AIX 7100-05

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If locale is non C/POSIX and any of the lines being
  sorted
  are longer than the default buffer size (20480), newline
  character may be inserted into long line when the sort
  command is run. e.g.
  # LANG=en_US sort -n -r file1 -o file2
  sort: Warning: A newline character was added to the end
  of file file1.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• Under non C locale, sort inserts newline character if line
  length is equal to or greater than the default buffer size(20K)
  

Problem conclusion

• sort reports "0653-652 A line of the input file contains more
  than 20480 characters" if the line length is equal to or
  greater than the default buffer size
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• 7100-04 - use AIX APAR IJ13718
  7100-05 - use AIX APAR IJ11982
  7100-05 - use AIX APAR IJ14344
  7200-01 - use AIX APAR IJ13881
  7200-02 - use AIX APAR IJ13485
  7200-03 - use AIX APAR IJ13330
  

APAR Information

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

  IJ13718

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.1

• Fixed component ID

  5765H4000

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY U883006

     UP19/05/01 I 1000