PH67449: THIS PTF UPDATES PERL, CURL, VIM, GPG, JQ, GIT AND LESS TO LATEST VERSIONS AND DELIVERS FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS FOR GIT AND CURL.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This PTF updates Perl, Curl, Vim, GPG, JQ, Git and Less to their
  latest community versions and addresses issues in Git and Curl.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the IBM Open Enterprise         *
  *                 Foundation for z/OS 1.1                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This PTF updates Perl, Curl, Vim, GPG,  *
  *                      JQ, Git and Less to latest versions and *
  *                      delivers fixes and enhancements for Git *
  *                      and Curl.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided service.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  This PTF updates the following tools to their latest community
  versions:
  - Perl updated to version 5.43.0
  - Curl updated to version 8.14.1
  - Vim updated to version 9.1.1510
  - GPG updated to version 2.5.8
  - JQ updated to version 1.8.1
  - Git updated to version 2.50.1
  - Less updated to version 678
  
  The following tools remain unchanged:
  - GNU Which at version 2.21
  - Ncurses at version 6.5
  - GNU Make at version 4.4.1
  - Bash at version 5.2.37
  
  This update includes the following fixes and enhancements:
  
  Git Fixes:
  - Timezone Support: Git now correctly respects the `TZ`
  environment variable when formatting timestamps for commits and
  logs.
  - Man Page Viewer: Added support for `zotman` as a man page
  viewer.
  
  Curl Fixes and Features:
  - New Protocol Support: Curl now supports SFTP using `libssh2`,
  allowing file uploads and downloads over SFTP.
  - Security Enhancements: Integration with `libpsl` for more
  accurate cookie and domain validation.
  - File Encoding Support: Curl now honors the `_ENCODE_FILE_NEW`
  environment variable when using `-o` or `-O`, ensuring newly
  created files are tagged with the correct encoding.
  
  General Updates:
  - Increased the minimum build target to:
    - Hardware: z13 (previously z12)
    - z/OS Version: V2R5 (previously V2R4)
  

Problem conclusion

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

Temporary fix

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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 UO04190

     UP25/07/26 P F507

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