Yep. z/OS has 3 incompatible versions of Java, so far. On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM John Abell < [email protected]> wrote:
> The issue for some of us is that C code written for z/OS can easily be > ported to other platforms since z/OS is the platform of record. PL/X might > have been great for us but it is a non-starter. On the other side, comes > the endless aggravation of Open Source changing on a whim and sinking the > boat like the one that trashed the zPDT dongle licensing a few years back. > The reason that IBM tries to support specific versions of Linux I assume > even if we wonder over that line. We have had many similar experiences > with > non-z/OS JAVA releases in the past. YAWN. Stuff that one would never have > attempted to dump on mainframe users without serious repercussions. > > John T. Abell > Tel: 800-295-7608 Option 4 > President > International: 1-416-593-5578 Option 4 > E-mail: [email protected] > Fax: 800-295-7609 > > International: 1-416-593-5579 > > > International Software Products > www.ispinfo.com > > > This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole > use > of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, retention, distribution or > disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient (or authorized to receive on behalf of the named recipient), > please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this > message. Also,email is susceptible to data corruption, interception, > tampering, unauthorized amendment and viruses. We only send and receive > emails on the basis that we are not liable for any such corruption, > interception, tampering, amendment or viruses or any consequence thereof. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of billogden > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 10:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: IBM-MAIN Digest - 18 Mar 2025 to 19 Mar 2025 (#2025-76) > > >For compiler listings and actual assembler listings, and assembler > >inlines, and for interfacing with z/OS via its macro interfaces, PL/X > >has always had a huge advantage over C/C++. > > AMEN!!!! > For someone working on important, complex, long-term (decades) > applications, > it might appear that C/C++ is perhaps too slippery. Also, the frequently > changing C/C++ base is perhaps one reason for the missing manuals ---- > especially manuals that are specific to the System Z & z/OS designs. > > I like my PCs (usually!) and I like the IBM mainframes (mostly!), but I > believe they are best used for separate purposes. Attempting to make one to > be like the other might not be the best plan. > > Bill Ogden > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
