Bulletin number:  369
Products affected: D7205A D7214B
Description: Imakef crashes PC
Component: imakef
Date: Fri Aug 9 11:14:43 BST 1991
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The PC hosted imakef tool distributed with D7205A and D7214B can cause
trouble in the PC if the output file already exists.
 
The PC can crash or lock-up, some utilities may stop working, or
strange messages about the C: may may be seen.
 
The problem is caused by the lack of a prototype for the realloc
module in Microsoft C version 5.1.
 
First solution:  Remove the file IMAKEF.EXE from the TOOLS directory
and make sure the ITOOLS directory is on the DOS search PATH.  The
transputer version of IMAKEF will be used.
 
Second solution:  Remove the TOOLS directory from the DOS search PATH
and make sure the ITOOLS directory is.  The transputer version of all
tools will be used.
 
Third solution:  Edit the file INMOS.H in the IMAKEF SOURCE directory
and recompile using Microsoft C compiler versions 5 or 6.