Hello all, Does anyone know the default library for IBM COBOL in Z/OS? SYS1.????
Thanks Carlos Martinez SUNY Down State -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Poitras Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 7:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Preparing for a short z/OS contract In article <of6c02949a.7053201b-on48258630.00237bf9-48258630.00239...@notes.na.collabse rv.com> you wrote: > Rupert Reynolds wrote: > >Thinking further, I now remember that their only debugger was TSO TEST! I > >wrote a mixture of Rexx and CLIST commands to extend it a bit (show regs > >and disassemble the next instruction, every breakpoint). > > > >Is there anything more /modern/ that's given away with z/OS? > Steve Thompson wrote: > >TSO TEST is all that comes free with the system. > z/OS also includes dbx, described here (z/OS 2.4 link, subject to change, > watch the wrap): > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r4.bp xa500/bpxa50021.htm > The very first release of OS/390 (generally available on March 29, 1996, > per IBM Announcement Letter 296-018) included an earlier version of dbx, > so dbx will very soon reach a full quarter century of history in the base > operating system. dbx also had a short, earlier history as a separately > chargeable OpenEdition MVS option ("OpenEdition Debugger feature"). Do try > to keep up, please. :-) > According to Wikipedia, dbx's original developer was Mark Linton at the > University of California, Berkeley. He wrote dbx in the period 1981 to > 1984, and then it percolated through the BSD ecosystem. TSO TEST first > appeared no later than 1972, so dbx is about a decade younger. Whether dbx > is more "modern" is a separate question. :-) > Another debugger, IBM z/OS Debugger, is the successor to the IBM > Integrated Debugger and IBM Debug Tool. There are lots of IBM software > products that include IBM z/OS Debugger -- 6 if I'm counting correctly -- > so it's possible or even likely you already have a license. Of course if > you don't have a license it's possible to acquire one. > - - - - - - - - - - > Timothy Sipples > I.T. Architect Executive > Digital Asset & Other Industry Solutions > IBM Z & LinuxONE > - - - - - - - - - - > E-Mail: [email protected] The successor to TSO TEST is ASMIDF. It's still being updated, so can be considered "modern". While the HLASM Toolkit isn't free, it's so cheap, it might as well be considered so. HLASM Toolkit Feature Interactive Debug Facility User's Guide https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSENW6_1.6.0/kc_gen/com.ibm.hlas m.v1r6.asm_asm-gen7.html -- Don Poitras ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
