As far as getting the new z/OS PL/I compiler over to z/VM, I'd be happy if IBM just offered it unsupported on CMS, with only a short bit of documentation noting the differences between usage in the z/OS and CMS environments, much like what IBM now does with the z/OS C/C++ port to CMS.
Any problems with the compiler would have to be recreated on z/OS before IBM would take an APAR. I think that this approach might help make a business case, as it would cut down on IBM's up front costs significantly. Have a good one, too. DJ On 12/13/2010 08:40 AM, George Henke/NYLIC wrote: > Ahhhhhh !!! D i s c o u r a g e m e n t > > The devil's best tool. > > I'm just grateful z/VM is still alive and well and getting stronger and > better every day especially with the advent of the z196 and that it is > only a question of time before the compiler issue will be addressed. > > "I could say life is just a bowl of jello > And appear more intelligent and smart > But I'm stuck like a dope > With a thing called hope > And I can't get it out of my heart > Not this heart" > > Oscar Hammerstein > > > > > > David Boyes <[email protected]> > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> > 12/11/2010 10:13 AM > Please respond to > The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > Re: Mandatory ESMs? > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 10, 2010, at 23:41, "George Henke/NYLIC" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > z/VM has LE ported over from z/OS. > > So things cannot be all that bad in the world of CMS compilers. > > > LE has two parts: the common libraries and the compilers that use them. > The libraries have been maintained, the compilers (with the exception of > C/C++) have not been made available on CMS. > > So, yes, it really IS that bad. I understand why: no business case to do > the testing and doc, but isn't that a self-fulfilling prophecy? > > Sad. It's like having a dear relative on a life support machine. You > almost wish the doctor would finally tell you it's hopeless, so at least > you'd know. > > -- db > > > -- Dave Jones V/Soft Software www.vsoft-software.com Houston, TX 281.578.7544
