Dave Salt: Totally agree with you.
Imagine how easy it to return to your old load library in case of error and not pray that SMP/E with the APPLY/RESTORE/ACCEPT/RECEIVE/REJECT will work fine for you. As I said "SMP/E and why not" for some cases only. Thanks, Shai On 1/4/08, Dave Salt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> I vaguely remember one of ISVs > said on the IBM-MAIN, that his > product (zDebug AFAIR) does not need to > check dependencies in SMP/E, > because all the dependencies which have to be > checked are checked > *during runtime*. That method is *much better* than > SMP/E. It can be > hard to implement and not always applicable, but it > checks *reality*, > not some entries in KSDS. > At the risk of being flamed (both for agreeing with what Radoslaw wrote > above and also for mentioning a product I'm involved with), I have to say > that SimpList works the same way. It checks dependencies at runtime, and to > me this offers many advantages over using SMP/E. > > Coding a product to check dependencies at runtime requires extra effort, > but it makes the product much easier to install as SMP/E isn't required. > Application programmers and even non-technical end users have installed > SimpList in a matter of minutes. In addition, companies are able to upgrade > to new operating systems or fall back to old ones or run with mixed systems > (etc) with no concern as to which version of SimpList is being used. > > I don't have anything against SMP/E and I agree there are situations where > SMP/E makes a whole lot of sense. I just don't think it's true to say that > SMP/E always makes sense in every situation. > > Dave Salt > See the new SimpList(tm) rollover image at: > http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm > _________________________________________________________________ > Use fowl language with Chicktionary. Click here to start playing! > http://puzzles.sympatico.msn.ca/chicktionary/index.html?icid=htmlsig > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
