OpenCOBOL is not part of the GCC. OpenCOBOL converts COBOL to C; then it invokes the C compiler to compile the result.
>________________________________ > From: "Farley, Peter x23353" <peter.far...@broadridge.com> >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:13 PM >Subject: Re: Modernizing the BCP code ? > >http://www.opencobol.org/ > >HTH > >Peter > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of >Frank Swarbrick >Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 4:07 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: Re: Modernizing the BCP code ? > >Haha, I think there were GCC projects for both COBOL and PL/I, but both are >stagnate (and probably incomplete). >One can still dream, though! >Frank > >>________________________________ >> From: "McKown, John" <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> >>To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:53 PM >>Subject: Re: Modernizing the BCP code ? >> >>Sounds like what is done by the GNU compiler people. From what I've read, all >>the GNU compilers utilize the same "back end" code generator. IIRC, at one >>time the non-C compilers really did a <language> to C conversion, followed by >>a C compile. I don't know if I have the terminology correct, but now all the >>compilers in the GCC collection emit a "parse tree"(?) and pass that to the >>common back end for actual optimization and code generation. >> >>Now if they would just create a COBOL and PL/I compiler "front end", I would >>be in 7th heaven. >-- > > >This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the >addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If >the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized >representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any >dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have >received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail >and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
