On Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:18:55 -0600, Dave Jousma <[email protected]> wrote:
> >There might still be reason for a level of panic..... > >COBOL V6 required PDS-E load libraries. If you are already PDSE everywhere, >then no issue. Not hard to convert, but disruptive. >CPU to compile COBOL V6 goes up exponentially.....So if CPU is constrained, >could be an issue. > >There are many new features introduced in COBOL V6. Many have hold actions >to have the enabling LE support for those functions in all environments BEFORE >rolling out the COBOL PTF, otherwise you may see errors in prod. > I should have also added that we did have some application code changes to make too. There are also some "rules" about mixed run-units (i.e. mixture of cobol versions, assembler, etc in same run unit). We are only a few shorts months away from EOS for V4.2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
