In article <53170c7c-8ea7-4a0d-bc3d-1891b98ec...@googlegroups.com> you wrote: > On Monday, 25 January 2016 17:00:42 UTC, Frank Swarbrick wrote: > > The one reason I know of what a PDSE is required is because TEST/DEBUG > > information is now stored in a DWARF NOLOAD segment, and those are only > > supported by PDSE (or UNIX directory). > >
> From the link I posted earlier: > "The need for PDSE datasets and Program Objects are built into the very core > of COBOL V5. Just a few examples of features that COBOL V5 uses and will use > that require Program Objects(PO) and thus PDSE datasets for executables are: > Improved init/term scheme relies on user-defined classes in object, > requiring PO > QY-con requires PO > (A performance improvement for RXY (long displacement) instructions. > Condition-sequential RLD support requires PO > A performance improvement for bootstrap invocation > PO can get page mapped 4K at a time for better performance > NOLOAD class DWARF debugging data requires PO > Common reentrancy model with C/C++ requires PO > XPLINK requires PO and will be used for AMODE 64 " Only those who read this as a newsgroup will see your messages. To reach the entire list, post to the listserv (see instructions at the bottom of this post.) -- Don Poitras - SAS Development - SAS Institute Inc. - SAS Campus Drive sas...@sas.com (919) 531-5637 Cary, NC 27513 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN