CincomSmalltalkWiki: VW 7.2.1 Patches

We are currently reviewing patches listed under VW 7.2 to determine if they are still required for VW 7.2.1. Please check this page periodically for updates.

We suggest that you do not install any of the patches or workarounds offered here, unless you are experiencing a problem similar those described in the description field.

This page contains two categories of 'fixes':

Patches
Suggested Workarounds

These categories reflect a level of confidence and risk associated with their use.

Patches are code fixes which are tentatively scheduled to appear in the next release of VisualWorks. This code has been reviewed and tested by Development Engineering, and we believe that the potential for causing regression in your image is small. But, it does exist. The validity of any fix is continuously evaluated throughout the development cycle of a release.

Suggested Workarounds consists of code provided by Technical Support and by our customers to address existing bugs. The review and testing cycle of this code is much less than that for a patch, and the potential for regression is correspondingly greater. Technical Support cannot officially "support" these suggestions, because our charter is to support only the products of Development. Their purpose is strictly short term; to help you get around your immediate problem, until such time as a supported fix is available.

The list below is sorted by date (newest date first).

AR Number Category Component Description File(s) Readme Release Date

R84414 Info Base Image How to read system memory informations in Windows SystemMemoryInfo.pcl SystemMemoryInfo.pst Res84414.txt 12/02/2004

R83836 Workaround Base Image Incorrect behavior of submenus Res83836.st Res83836.txt 09/29/2004

48076 Patch DST Not reversing byte order in CDRStream>>nextFloat ar48076.st ar48076.txt 04/15/2005

48071 Patch Security X509 can't find common name (subject CN) in some certificates ar48071.st ar48071.txt 04/15/2005

47911 Workaround Base Image VW menus do not work with Windows XP service pack 2 ar47911.st ar47911.txt 08/27/2004

47894 Patch Security RSA cannot decode messages less than 10 bytes long ar47894.st ar47894.txt 08/24/2004

45434 Patch Security [SSL] Another handshake failure from the field 45434.st 02/20/2004

47807 Workaround COM 7.2 COM server can crash none AR47807.txt 07/22/2004

48198 Patch Base Image (Image work) Windows engine must respond to native double click events to support interaction with certain other applications ar48198.st ar48198.txt 01/26/2005

AR Number	Category	Component	Description	File(s)	Readme	Release Date
R84414	Info	Base Image	How to read system memory informations in Windows	SystemMemoryInfo.pcl SystemMemoryInfo.pst	Res84414.txt	12/02/2004
R83836	Workaround	Base Image	Incorrect behavior of submenus	Res83836.st	Res83836.txt	09/29/2004
48076	Patch	DST	Not reversing byte order in CDRStream>>nextFloat	ar48076.st	ar48076.txt	04/15/2005
48071	Patch	Security	X509 can't find common name (subject CN) in some certificates	ar48071.st	ar48071.txt	04/15/2005
47911	Workaround	Base Image	VW menus do not work with Windows XP service pack 2	ar47911.st	ar47911.txt	08/27/2004
47894	Patch	Security	RSA cannot decode messages less than 10 bytes long	ar47894.st	ar47894.txt	08/24/2004
45434	Patch	Security	[SSL] Another handshake failure from the field	45434.st		02/20/2004
47807	Workaround	COM	7.2 COM server can crash	none	AR47807.txt	07/22/2004
48198	Patch	Base Image	(Image work) Windows engine must respond to native double click events to support interaction with certain other applications	ar48198.st	ar48198.txt	01/26/2005