On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 22:18:51 +0000, Frank Swarbrick <frank.swarbr...@outlook.com> wrote:
>There was a post to ibm-main by Allan Kielstra of IBM compiler development (I >think) on May 10, 2017 (How are Program Object sections with Defer attribute >loaded?) that discusses how the writable static area (WSA) is used in COBOL V5 >and COBOL V6. Briefly, this is how I understand it. If the "NOWSOPT" >compiler option is used (the default in COBOL V5) then all COBOL >working-storage is placed in the WSA. If the "WSOPT" compiler option is used >then working-storage is separately allocated upon initial entry to the program >and the address of the WS is placed in the WSA. > >Hopefully I got that all right! > Everyone talks about WSOPT vs NOWSOPT compiler option, but I can't find them documented in COBOL documentation library. Are WSOPT and NOWSOPT some nicknames of the accurate terms? Where are they documented? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
