Peter, I assumed no based on what I read but I didn't see it in the manual per se. I appreciate the help. Just means we write in XL C ...
Scott ford www.identityforge.com from my IPAD > On Jun 6, 2014, at 6:24 PM, "Farley, Peter x23353" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Scott, > > This is the Metal C "Programming Guide and Reference" (watch the wrap): > > http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/CCRUG130/CCONTENTS?SHELF=cbcbs1c0&DN=SA23-2225-03&DT=20100705233441 > > To answer your questions, No and No. > > AFAICT, Metal C is intended as an "HLL" (FSVO "H"LL) replacement for > assembler, to be used for such things as exits or any other reason(s) you may > have that require assembler-level capabilities. > > As the name suggests, it is a "bare metal" flavor of C, with a very limited > number of C library functions available. All library functions are installed > standard in z/OS system memory and accessed via "jump" control blocks. IOW, > no LE here, and no actual library of functions so no "dynamic load" or > "static link" of library routines, and if you write it on your system it > should run on someone else's system at the same or higher (and sometimes > lower) level. > > So no C library routines for threads or for TCPIP, but you could write your > own in Metal C if you should choose to do so. I wouldn't, but maybe that's > just me. > > OTOH you can write Metal C code that ATTACHes real z/OS tasks and WAIT's on > real ECB lists (using the real assembler macros), or uses BSAM for playing > with datasets, etc. > > There's more, but those are the "bare" facts as I know them. > > HTH > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Scott Ford > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 5:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Metal C > > All: > > Does anyone know where I can find a comparison of Metal C vs IBM XL C ….? > > I am particularly interested in what Metal C does not support. Does it > support threads and TCPIP ? > > Regards, > > Scott > > -- > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If > the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail > and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
