OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide

Text: Members of unions cannot be of type handle_t

Explanation: Data type <kw>(handle_t) is only meaningful when used as the data type

of the ﬁrst parameter in an operation. It is used to establish a binding to a server of the

interface.

Action: Do not declare <kw>(union) members of data type <kw>(handle_t).

0x1328306d NIDL_HANXMITAS

Severity: Varies Component: idl

Text: A handle_t ﬁrst parameter must not have [transmit_as] type

Explanation: A parameter of type <kw>(handle_t), when used as the data type of the ﬁrst

parameter in an operation, is used to establish a binding to a server of the interface. It is

not sent over the wire, therefore it is incorrect for it to have a <kw>([transmit_as]) data

type.

Action: Remove the <kw>([transmit_as]) clause from the type’s declaration.

0x13283048 NIDL_HYPERCONST

Severity: Varies Component: idl

Text: A hyper constant type is not allowed

Explanation: <kw>(hyper) constant is not allowed.

Action: Modify the <kw>(constant) type to one of the supported types: <kw>(long, char,

boolean, void *,) or <kw>(char *).

0x1328306e NIDL_IDEMPIPE

Severity: Varies Component: idl

Text: The attribute [idempotent] is not valid on an operation with pipes

Explanation: An operation that uses pipes cannot be idempotent, because the

<kw>(pipe) data stream can break at unpredictable times.

Action: Remove the <kw>([idempotent]) attribute from the operation, or remove the

<kw>(pipe) parameter from the operation.

0x1328301a NIDL_IDTOOLONG

Severity: Varies Component: idl

Text: Warning: Identiﬁer: %1$s too long; maximum is %2$lu chars

Explanation: The length identiﬁer exceeds the maximum number of characters allowed

by IDL for portability.

Action: Shorten the identiﬁer name to within the allowed limit. Make sure the shortened

identiﬁer name is unique.

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