[hercules-390] ** ANNOUNCEMENT ** New SDL Hyperion 9176 Windows pre-built

['\'Fish\' (David B. Trout)' [e-mail] [hercules-390]]

Software Development Laboratories is proud to announce the availability of a new Windows prebuilt version of SDL Hyperion 4.0 for Windows: "Hercules-4..0.0.9176-SDL-g4ee084f9", now available for download at:


http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion/prebuilt


Important changes
-----------------

Visual Studio 2017 support
Add Bob Polmanter to Herculean list
RISBGN instruction fix (Ivan Warren)
Fix issues with connect responses in Windows (Bob Polmanter)
dasdcopy: Fix error propagation in read path (JP Sugarbroad)
Fix some runtest issues (Steve Orso)
Fix CPU Timer to stop 2nd-Level VM ABENDs (Peter Jansen)
Multiple EVD Blocks Support Fix in service.c; Backports for Issues #22, #23, #24 and #25 (#35) (Peter Jansen)
Fixed "XCF signalling stopped working" (#16) (Peter Jansen)
Additional CTCE bug fixes and stability and recovery improvements (#13) (Peter Jansen)
ARCHLVL redesign/rewrite:
Undefine facilities ESA/390 doesn't officially support
Correct some misclassified facility instructions
Enable facilities 037, 041, 048 and 049
Pre-requisite/post-requisite violation checks
Automatic disable/enable of facility instructions
Remove unneeded FACILITY_CHECK macros from many instructions
New FACILITY command to replace ARCHLVL command
HDL redesign/rewrite:
Fix FATAL day-one bug in HDL instruction module handling
Fix 8-year old bug in replace opcode logic
New "lsequ" List device equates command
Fix incorrect original 'cmdsep' design/implementation
Drop 3088, CTCI-W32, CTCT and VMNET; replace CTCT with CTCE
Remove "capping" support
Add support for new NETDEV configuration file statement
Fix some array size bugs
Fix CCKD dasd detach/attach CRASH
Fix DASDLS crash + Fix simple DASDLS breakage
Fix some build issues uncovered by various HQA build scenarios
Fix day-one wrong architecture bug in initial_cpu_reset
New "t+-" Automatic Tracing command
Fix garbled terminal window at quit/exit
Make some more build options permanent/default
Remove OPTION_SHUTDOWN_CONFIRMATION
Change HHC17531 to warning (uninstalled rexx package error)
Default tape 'autoinit' option is now ON (enabled)
Remove DIAG F14 support (Hercules DLL interface)
Fix showregsfirst trace option
Fix IPL command option handling reported by Aaron Finerman
New Hercules S/370 Instruction Extension Facility (replaces s37x module)
Enable FEATURE_S370_S390_VECTOR_FACILITY by default

For a complete list of changes please refer to the above mentioned web page and/or directly to the Git repository change log on GitHub:

https://github.com/Fish-Git
https://github.com/Fish-Git/hyperion
https://github.com/Fish-Git/hyperion/commits/master


As always, if you have any questions or problems, please either create a new GitHub "Issue" (preferred):

https://github.com/Fish-Git/hyperion/issues


or feel free to contact SoftDevLabs directly via its support email:

***@softdevlabs.com


Thank you, and enjoy your personal mainframe! :)

['\'Fish\' (David B. Trout)' [e-mail] [hercules-390]]

Fish wrote:

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Post by '\'Fish\' (David B. Trout)' ***@gmail.com [hercules-390]
http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion/prebuilt

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Post by '\'Fish\' (David B. Trout)' ***@gmail.com [hercules-390]
For a complete list of changes please refer to the above mentioned

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I forgot to mention the importance of always reading the Release Notes too, as it documents any new behavior that a given new release may introduce:


Release Notes
https://fish-git.github.io/html/hercrnot.html


(Remember: SDL Hyperion is NOT the same as hercules-390/Hyperion!)

[[e-mail] [hercules-390]]

David,
I don't see any instructions after downloading the windows pre-built binary zip file. Where do I extract it to? The zip file only contains executables. Where is hercules.cnf?
Thanks,
Kenaan

[Joe Monk [e-mail] [hercules-390]]

"Where is hercules.cnf?"

Hercules config files are specific to the OS and setup ... its not a
generic file that can be distributed.

Joe

Post by ***@cox.net [hercules-390]
David,
I don't see any instructions after downloading the windows pre-built
binary zip file. Where do I extract it to? The zip file only contains
executables. Where is hercules.cnf?
Thanks,
Kenaan

[[e-mail] [hercules-390]]

More importantly (for me) is that this version fully supports bringing up z/OS 2.3. The IPL wait state is resolved in the SDL version.

Brian

[[e-mail] [hercules-390]]

Post by ***@SyzygyInc.com [hercules-390]
More importantly (for me) is that this version
fully supports bringing up z/OS 2.3. The IPL
wait state is resolved in the SDL version.

I'd be interested to know the story behind that.
Did IBM deliberately put in some code to try
to make z/OS fail on Hercules?

I heard that Microsoft did something like that
to prevent DR DOS from running Windows.

BFN. Paul.

[Aaron Finerman [e-mail] [hercules-390]]

This version also successfully executes a zVM 'SHUTDOWN REIPL' command. Do
not try it on 3.13, as it would destroy your spool files. A 'SHUTDOWN'
followed by 'IPL' works,
Best regards,

Post by ***@SyzygyInc.com [hercules-390]
More importantly (for me) is that this version fully supports bringing up
z/OS 2.3. The IPL wait state is resolved in the SDL version.
Brian

[[e-mail] [hercules-390]]

David,
Why does http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion/prebuilt point to the old Hercules-4.0.0.8906-SDL-g1035eafe-x64.zip instead of the new "Hercules-4.0.0.9176-SDL-g4ee084f9.zip"?
Thanks,
Kenaan

[Mike Stramba [e-mail] [hercules-390]]

Works for me.

Try clearing your browser cache?

And /or, just scroll to the top of the page / search for "Pre-built
Binaries". The most recent build is in the top two links.

Mike

Post by ***@cox.net [hercules-390]
David,
Why does http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion/prebuilt point to the old
Hercules-4.0.0.8906-SDL-g1035eafe-x64.zip instead of the new
"Hercules-4.0.0.9176-SDL-g4ee084f9.zip"?
Thanks,
Kenaan

[[e-mail] [hercules-390]]

Confusion between http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion.html#prebuilt http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion.html#prebuilt and http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion.html http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion.html.

[Mike Stramba [e-mail] [hercules-390]]

What confusion?

It's the same page !

Look at the URL.

http://www.echoecho.com/htmllinks08.htm

Mike

Post by ***@cox.net [hercules-390]
Confusion between http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion.html#prebuilt
http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion.html#prebuilt and
http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion.html
http://www.softdevlabs.com/hyperion.html.

[[e-mail] [hercules-390]]

Must have been my browser cache.