On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:51:52 -0800, Tom Ross wrote: >>Hi,I am looking for COBOL compiler option to compile our COBOL programs in = >>64 Bit mode.Please lead me if you have such a experience .The COBOL version= >> is 4.2 on Z9 with z/OS 1.12. Best regardsManshadi > >AMODE 64 COBOL is still being worked on here at IBM. > >I (like the other poster) would like to know what you would do with AMODE 64 >COBOL? >Also, does everyone realize that AMODE 64 code will run slower than AMODE 31 >code? >We assume that AMODE 64 COBOL will be used for very specialized one-off cases >to solve specific business problems, and that in general 99% of code will be >compiled for AMODE 31 even after we ship AMODE 64 COBOL. > > Unlike AMODE 31, which we expected EVERYONE to move to (still waiting :-) we >do not think very many users will need AMODE 64 in the next 10-15 years. >We are gathering use cases and verifiable needs for AMODE 64 COBOL, so if >you know of any, please SHARE! (get it? :-) > Can't those arguments, both for and against, be applied to any language you name? Taken together, there were never "use cases and verifiable needs" for 64-bit hardware in the first place. In fact, it's hard to present "use cases" for a product that doesn't yet exist.
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