Michel,
Odd. Yes, I'm running IBM C. Also 1.8. You should probably open
an ETR. Perhaps your installation is in error.
> Hi Don,
>
> As I told in my first posting:
> In batch & AMODE 31, the following program works fine:
>
> #include <time.h> /* for date and time functions */
> #include <stdio.h> /* for printf() */
>
> int main(void)
> {
> time_t ctime;
> struct tm *ptr_to_struct;
>
> ctime = 0; /* retrieve the UNIX epoch */
> ptr_to_struct = gmtime(&ctime);
> printf("\"(1) %s\"", asctime(ptr_to_struct));
> ctime = time(NULL); /* retrieve the current calendar time */
> ptr_to_struct = localtime(&ctime);
> printf("\"(2) %s\"", asctime(ptr_to_struct));
> return 0;
> }
>
> In batch & AMODE 31, printf() displays:
> --------------------------------------
> "(1) Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970
> ""(2) Mon May 7 14:38:10 2007
> "
> (O.K. because asktime() returns a string which includes NL)
>
> In batch & AMODE 64, the result is:
> ----------------------------------
> "(1) Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970
> followed by:
> IEF450I ARCIS1X GO STEP1 - ABEND=S000 U4087 REASON=00000007
> i.e. calling gmtime() is successful but the call of time() fails.
>
> Since you compiled and executed your program in USS, I now performed the
> following tests:
>
> In UNIX & AMODE 31:
> ------------------
> IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >c99 -o timepgm time.c
> IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >timepgm
> "(1) Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970
> ""(2) Mon May 7 07:49:44 2007
> "IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >
> (O.K.)
>
> BUT in UNIX & AMODE 64:
> ----------------------
> IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >c99 -Wc,LP64 -Wl,LP64 -o timepgm time.c
> IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >timepgm
>
> 83951656 Killed ./timepgm
> IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >
> i.e. even worse than in batch!
> There is no single printf() output!
>
> Just to be sure, I added #define __Posix1a in time.c, but the result is the
> same:
> IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >oedit time.c
> IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >c99 -Wc,LP64 -Wl,LP64 -o timepgm time.c
> IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >timepgm
>
> 67174442 Killed ./timepgm
> IBMUSER:/u/arcis: >
>
> In summary:
> - in batch & AMODE 64, only time() fails;
> - in USS & AMODE 64, the entire program fails.
>
> TIA for additional comments/suggestions.
>
> BTW, just to be sure: you made your test using IBM's z/OS XL C, or did you
> use SAS/C?
>
> Regards,
>
> Michel Castelein
> --------------------------------------------------
> Michel Castelein - Arcis Services
> MVS-OS/390-z/OS system engineer & instructor
> arcis[at]advalvas[dot]be
> http://www.geocities.com/michelcastelein/
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Don Poitras - zSeries R & D - SAS Institute Inc. - SAS Campus Drive
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