On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 10:45:13 +0000, Ted MacNEIL wrote: >>From a practical view point, I disagree. I believe that a usage note in the >>POP can imply a programming interface is likely to exist. > >Agree, or disagree, is irrelevent. >If the guys supporting, and writing code for, z/OS say there is no programming >interface for users in the system, then there isn't one. >z/OS may (or may not) exploit the programming interface (if it exists), but >there is NO obligation to externalise it. >You may not like it, but that's too bad. >If it's not documented, because IBM doesn't want you to use it, nor guarantee >consistent results/content, that's their right. > I think I agree with Ted. Particularly since the POP must support OSes other than z/OS, even standalone code written by a customer. And not every OS is expected to provide a programming interface for every facility of the hardware.
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