It was in the early 80s. And, it might have been the Capex Optimizer we used then. Problem went away when he changed the installation option.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Mark Jacobs > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 1:56 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Fwd: Case TS002648607 (PMR 76523,082,000) - Compiler abend > > Surprising that the configuration of a COBOL compiler would care about a > TMS, but OK. > > Mark Jacobs > > > Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. > > GPG Public Key - https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https- > 3A__api.protonmail.ch_pks_lookup-3Fop-3Dget-26search-3Dmarkjacobs- > 40protonmail.com&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8Ldrrv > xQb- > Je7sw&r=u9g8rUevBoyCPAdo5sWE9w&m=U2qQccZtMsqQaoMNAbjWOR02 > Qp8atllxid3_qEwkxU8&s=fw2jjw9a8rDskHNADpjpMFMsqVNhDGnEvi0_fmTs > T4U&e= > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Thursday, August 29, 2019 4:48 PM, Gibney, Dave <gib...@wsu.edu> > wrote: > > > Very early. Fairly new at the job COBOL programming. Compiler was > updated and started dying. I went a couple weeks round and round with the > guy who did the install, trying to get him to open the issue with IBM. We > were kind of formal in those days and he didn't believe the young > newcomer. > > I finally got him to let me see the installation options he'd used. One > > stood > right out. There was a "tape management system' yes or no. He had no. I > asked him what he thought CA-1 (well, then UCC-1) was...... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On > > > Behalf Of Edward Finnell > > > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 1:32 PM > > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > > Subject: Re: Fwd: Case TS002648607 (PMR 76523,082,000) - Compiler > > > abend I saw one as lab assistant. The bright young thing came > > > tromping in 'the eight's broken, I need it fixed'. Turns out she was > > > right! The adder's carry bit wasn't propagating. 3+3=6, 3+4=7, 4+4=7? > Whoa nelly call the CE. > > > In a message dated 8/29/2019 3:16:16 PM Central Standard Time, > > > t...@tombrennansoftware.com writes: > > > And I'm sure you can guess exactly how many of those times the > > > system really turned out to be broken :) > > > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > -- > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN