Some folks have probably been burned by the abuse of user libraries in the LINKLIST and so preach fire and brimstone against it.
To others it is just "business as usual" because they have not experienced such abuse or its consequences. I am one of them. As I said, YMMV. Each company is a mini-culture unto itself, and our beliefs and fears are ruled by culture and experience. Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 7:16 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist I dunno... when we migrated from VSE to z/OS in 2010 I was almost burned as a heretic for suggesting that user application libraries be placed in the linklist... ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Farley, Peter x23353 <peter.far...@broadridge.com> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 2:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist Re: #3, that is not necessarily true. Depends heavily on the shop-standard STEPLIB rules (use or don't use production "user library" in STEPLIB's). As long as the "normal" rule is NOT to use production "user library" in STEPLIB's and you choose to use the "two library" approach to migration, putting the PDSE ahead of the PDS in the LINKLIST makes sense and does what you need it to do. As usual, I think it is a case of YMMV depending on your shop's historical STEPLIB rules. Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 1:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist I am surprised no one yet as asked, is the OP referring to 1) The COBOL compiler library, 2) the COBOL runtime library, or 3) user libraries with COBOL programs. 1) Don't see any real need for this. 2) Probably already done, as the COBOL runtime library is CEE.SCEERUN 3) I've been told that "user libraries" like this should never be in the linklist. ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Jake Anderson <justmainfra...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 5:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist Hi A general question Do you still cobol load module in linklist post upgrade to 6.2 ? Regards Jake -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
