In a recent note, Don Ault said:
> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 07:27:47 -0500
>
> This is a known requirement. The problem is that the result of STEPLIB
> processing is the output from BLDL, which can quickly be searched to find
> the program being requested. BLDL works directly against the concatenated
> DD statements in the STEPLIB.
> If Contents Supervisor (CSV) were to allow the
> intermingling of data sets and directories, it would require a
> significant rewriting of the CSV component. When a mix of data sets and
> directories are present, it would require the STEPLIB DD to be disected to
> determine if there were any PATH= specifications.
>
???
It's my understanding that as of z/OS 1.5 BPAM using BLDL (but ironically
not DESERV) handles mixed concatenations of Classic and HFS directories
transparently (note revision bars):
# 1.1.2.2 "z/OS V1R5.0 DFSMS: Using Data Sets"
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1.1.2.2 Basic Partitioned Access Method
| Basic partitioned access method (BPAM) arranges records as members of a
| partitioned data set (PDS) or a partitioned data set extended (PDSE) on
| DASD. You can use BPAM to view a UNIX directory and its files as if it
| were a PDS.
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