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CP/M-86 V1.1 SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE REPORT SUMMARY
KNOWN PROBLEMS IN CP/M-86 V1.1
CP/M-86 is a registered trademark of DIGITAL RESEARCH
UTILITY # SYMPTOM\PROBLEM DESCRIPTION GN:DW:PC:
------- - ----------------------------------------------- -- -- --
ASM-86 1 Does not diagnose unterminated "IF" conditional. * * *
V1.1
2 The DW codemacro specifier/modifier used with * * *
a range-check does not reject out of bounds
parameters in some cases.
3 The DW codemacro used with a range check does * * *
not accept a negative range boundary.
WORKAROUND: Use "Dsb" (signed byte).
ASSIGN There are no known problems. *
V1.0
BDOS 1 At the CCP level, typing K:<return>, where K is * * *
V2.2 a non-existent disk, causes the "BDOS SELECT"
message to appear, but a control-C then results
in the K> prompt.
2 FFFF in "max" field of code group descriptor * * *
causes faulty allocation; it should allocate
all of available memory.
3 During BIOS SELDSK does not set bit 0 of DL to * * *
0 if the first access of the drive is a
simple default drive switch.
4 Function 59 does not work properly. *
WORKAROUND: Install CP/M 86 Patch 13
BIOS 1 Redirection does not work properly. *
V1.2
CONFIG There are no known problems. *
V1.0
COPYDISK There are no known problems. *
V1.5
COPYDISK There are no known problems. * *
V2.0
DDT 86 1 After tracing through a PUSHF, a G command will * *
V1.1 go into trace mode.
2 Files are not closed after an R or E command, * *
even if an error occurs.
3 IN AL,0 and IN AX,0 are disassembled as * *
the same command.
Note: DDT 86 was updated to V 1.2 in August
of 1982 however, the CP/M 86 (product 1007)
master was not updated.
DDT86 There are no known problems. *
V1.2
DSKMAINT There are no known problems. *
V1.2
ED 1 Command tail, "MYFILE.TXT B:YOURFILE.TXT" does * * *
V2.0 not create resultant file on B: as the manual
says.
2 nJ string .... does not function properly, * * *
WORKAROUND: J command works if the "n" parameter
is omitted.
FUNCTION There are no known problems. *
V1.0
-
GENCMD 1 Cannot build 64K segments; * * *
WORKAROUND: Limit segments to 62K
2 Certain .H86 records can cause erroneous .CMD * * *
file to be built.
GENDEF 1 Hangs on certain input files. *
HELP There are no known problems. * * *
V1.1
HDMAINT There are no known problems. *
V1.0
LMCMD 1 Hangs on certain input files. *
PIP 1 Sending large file to CON: or LST: creates * * *
temporary $$$ file on disk.
2 Concatenating console input with an exiting * * *
disk file does not work at all, regardless
of the destination.
WORKAROUND: Pip filename1 = con:
then Pip file3 = filename1,file 2
PIP 1 Files which have the archive bit set are not *
V1.1 copied properly.
PRINT There are no known problems. *
V1.1
SETUP There are no known problems. *
V1.2
SETUP There are no known problems. *
V1.4
SID 86 1 String substitution only works if a quote
(") is the delimiter, not an apostrophe (')
as shown in the example.
STAT 1 Erroneously reports "0K remaining" when 1 * * *
block is left; Regardless of block size.
2 Erroneously reports "space alloc. conflict" * * *
when block size = 2K and disk contains >4M
of files.
SUBMIT There are no known problems. * * *
TOD There are no known problems. * *
V1.1
Copyright (c) 1984 by DIGITAL RESEARCH, Pacific Grove, CA.