On Oct 10, 2017, at 6:04 PM, ste...@copper.net <ste...@copper.net> wrote: > > I am quite interested in git. And so I thought I would address a statement > made about COBOL Numbering, and "standard" numbering locations in source. > > There are some products that ship source and do use COBOL numbering while > others use the 73-80 numbering (both are COBOL based products). In either > case, they are generally maintained by using IEBUPDTE to insert the > maintenance and/or USER changes. > > I know of some user source that is maintained that way because that source is > used where different "mods" have to be applied (terminology not to imply any > relationship to SMPE). > > So, where I am working, I am given to understand that there is a POC going > with git. If they do not understand our shop, this could cause a headache > (the stripping or ignoring 1-6 and/or 73-80). > > In source that I maintain, the change codes are in 73-80, while NUM COB is > used (ISPF), I don't care about that information -- I care about the change > codes for what I maintain. > > But I am just waiting for the chance to use git for ISPF panels, skeletons, > COBOL source, REXX and ALC code that I am responsible for. > > I'd like to run into the problems before the applications people have a > chance to hit it so we can head that all off. > > And I'd love to know the answers to this before the POC dies. So I am very > interested in this thread.
I think all the discussion of line numbering is a bit of a red herring. You can still use git on files that have line numbers. It may have to keep track of “changes” that don’t really change anything, and it may require additional storage and processing, but git still works. In most cases line numbers imbedded in files are relics of older technologies, and you’re better off eliminating them. But if there’s a case where you do still need them, it won’t prevent current technology from doing its thing. (In case you couldn’t tell, I’m a big fan of git. I don’t think anyone who embraces it will regret it.) -- Pew, Curtis G curtis....@austin.utexas.edu ITS Systems/Core/Administrative Services ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
