IBM needs to keep optimizing the c/c++ compiler to support *nix/windows server consolidation onto zLinux.
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Clark Morris <[email protected]>wrote: > On 12 Oct 2009 10:37:56 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main Kirk Talman > wrote: > > >Why can't Cobol use the C code generator? > > IBM could write a parser to generate optimal C/C++ code from COBOL but > that would be a large investment and might not produce as good results > as the current compiler parser generator. The C/C++ generator might > not have the handling for the COBOL edited moves. > > > >IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 10/09/2009 > >04:55:20 PM: > > > >> Meanwhile, IBM spends considerable effort in optimizing its C/C++ > >> compilers. Customers with C and C++ applications have more alternatives > >> to Big Iron. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
