On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:07:16 -0700, Tony Thigpen wrote > Forget the IBM compiler. License the Dignus C/C++ > compiler for your pc and just upload the resulting > objects. Several vendors that I know of use this > approach. Much cheaper. > > http://www.dignus.com/products.shtml
Tony, The zip and unzip code is supported on many platforms, and uses pre-processor symbols to do this switching. These are standardized for the IBM XL C compiler on z/OS and VM/CMS. Adding an additional build compiler is nontrivial. It makes the logic even more complex, as one would need to support the Dignus conventions for determining the target platform (not build platform). RBC is already contributing my time on this effort, and paying for a virtual AIX instance so I can do validation/development on zip/unzip on AIX. As we do not use zip or unzip on VM/CMS, I can hardly ask them to also pony up the ongoing price of yet another compiler (whether IBM XC C for VM, or Dignus). Al Dunsmuir - Sr. TSA, RBC. Developer - RBDM _______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately. Ce courriel peut contenir des renseignements protégés et confidentiels. Lexpéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui sy rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce courriel ou des renseignements quil contient par une personne autre que le destinataire désigné est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez men aviser immédiatement, par retour de courriel ou par un autre moyen.