As of now SHOWzOS has been changed to handle this. I agree with ED but can't wait for such kind of discussion and it seems IBM wont change this. I also guess a lot of source code and release dependent code might fail because of this.
Roland -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 6:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Head's Up - zIIP issue OA17458/UA28419 Peter Relson wrote: > I can only say "I am astonished" that someone would code based on the > presence of a field name. We have every right to define fields in any > level of macros that are convenient. > And, I'm astonished at your astonishment! The technique of testing for the presence of control block fields at assembly time e.g., AIF (NOT D'CVTHxxxx) to skip around release-dependent code for source-maintained products has been a standard practice for _decades_ -- ever since the introduction of Assembler H (IEV90)! Simply assemble the product against the proper maclibs for the target system and all is well. If this pervasive and well-established technique becomes unreliable, I predict *lots* of software will break! -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
