Or please provide references to docs, articles etc. that could explain it to the rest of us. Thanks An ignorant STEPLIB user mkk
On Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:32:59 -0400, David Spiegel <dspiegel...@hotmail.com> wrote: >Hi Jim, >Why is "STEPLIB" dangerous? >Please explain in detail. > >Thanks and regards, >David > > >On 2023-07-19 13:49, Jim Mulder wrote: >> Yes, TSOLIB is part of TSO/E and is correctly implemented by ATTACHing >> subsequent commands with a TASKLIB. The TSO/E developer who >> was designing TSOLIB wanted to do an incorrect, dangerous thing like STEPLIB >> did, so that he could provide equivalent function to STEPLIB. >> Peter Relson, Karl Schmitz, and I did not allow him to do that. >> >> STEPLIB was created by Art Breslau, who worked for IBM, but not in the MVS >> or TSO development organization. STEPLIB may have been >> an FDP (Field Developed Program). Mr. Breslau had a bit of a bad reputation >> with our development organization because of the >> unsupported and dangerous things that he did in his "products". >> >> Jim Mulder z/OS Diagnosis, Design, Development, Test IBM Corp. Poughkeepsie >> NY >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
