Can't - the C compiler isn't licensed.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Farley,
> Peter x23353
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 11:31 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Need simple example - Calling c subroutine like
> printf from HLASM program
>
> John, if you are playing with C subroutines and you don't
> need anything fancy from the C library, try out the METALC
> option of the C compiler.  It generates HLASM code that you
> then assemble into a load module, so you get to see real
> assembler calling the METALC equivalents of the C library functions.
>
> Most of the more complex METALC functions are loaded in (I
> think) LPA/ELPA or somewhere resident anyway and are accessed
> via a z/OS-resident vector list, so they (usually) don't get
> linked in.  Some functions are implemented with generated
> inline code (like memcpy).
>
> Plus using the OPT, ARCH and TUNE compiler parameters allows
> you to take advantage of the C compiler's optimization code,
> including some pretty cool AGI (address generation interlock)
> avoidance.
>
> Only a subset of C library functions are supported by METALC,
> but they are generally the most useful ones.
>
> HTH
>
> Peter
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER-
> > [email protected]] On Behalf Of McKown, John
> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:33 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Need simple example - Calling c subroutine like
> printf from HLASM
> > program
> >
> > I know that I've seen somebody do this before. But I cannot
> remember how
> > they did it. Does anybody have a code snippet that shows
> how to call a C
> > subroutine like sprintf() or strncmp() from HLASM? Also the
> compile & link
> > JCL would be appreciated. I've tried reading the LE manuals
> and the C
> > manuals, but I'm just not finding it.
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