Patch Name: PHCO_27944

Patch Description: s700_800 11.11 dc(1) cumulative patch

Creation Date: 03/06/03

Post Date: 03/07/01

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
	s700: 11.11
	s800: 11.11

Products: N/A

Filesets:
	OS-Core.CMDS-MIN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Category Tags:
	defect_repair general_release

Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_27944

Symptoms:
	PHCO_27944:
	( SR:8606269635 CR:JAGae33870 )
	dc(1) inserts non-numeric characters in the output while
	doing division of large numbers.

Defect Description:
	PHCO_27944:
	( SR:8606269635 CR:JAGae33870 )
	dc(1) displays improper results in some cases that involve
	division of large numbers.
	The problem can be reproduced as:

	$ cat testfile
	15407010000
	3423788
	/
	p
	q

	$ dc < testfile
	450-101              <== It should be 4499

	Resolution:
	Division of numbers involves shift operation, which is now
	optimized to compute the correct results.

Enhancement:
	No

SR:
	8606269635

Patch Files:
	
	OS-Core.CMDS-MIN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/bin/dc

what(1) Output:
	
	OS-Core.CMDS-MIN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/bin/dc:
		dc.c $Date: 2002/11/24 22:33:53 $Revision: r11.11/1 
			PATCH_11.11 (PHCO_27944)
		$Revision: @(#) all CUP11.11_BL2003_0603_1 PATCH_11.
			11 PHCO_27944
		Tue Jun  3 02:35:25 PDT 2003 $

cksum(1) Output:
	
	OS-Core.CMDS-MIN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP:
	988272862 40960 /usr/bin/dc

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies: None

Hardware Dependencies: None

Other Dependencies: None

Supersedes: None

Equivalent Patches:
	PHCO_27943:
	s700: 11.00
	s800: 11.00

Patch Package Size: 40 KBytes

Installation Instructions:
	Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
	SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
	and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
	restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
	before installing this patch.
	------------------------------------------------------------
	1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

	2. Login as root.

	3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory.

	4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch:

		cd /tmp
		sh PHCO_27944

	5. Run swinstall to install the patch:

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \
			  -s /tmp/PHCO_27944.depot

	By default swinstall will archive the original software in 
	/var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_27944.  If you do not wish to retain a
	copy of the original software, include the patch_save_files
	option in the swinstall command above:

		-x patch_save_files=false

	WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed,
		 the patch cannot be deinstalled.  Please be careful
		 when using this feature.

	For future reference, the contents of the PHCO_27944.text file is 
	available in the product readme:

		swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_27944.depot

	To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the
	tape drive, use the command:

		dd if=/tmp/PHCO_27944.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions: None