On 2015-05-12 14:45, Jerry Whitteridge wrote:
> 
>  One change I'd like to see would be the ability to receive all the doc into 
> the SMPNTS, just like we do the software. There is way more storage there 
> than on my laptop as well as faster connections to the net.
> 
How much is this covered by <ARCHDEF TYPE=README ..>?  Well, "z/OS 2.1.0>SMP/E 
Version 3>
SMP/E for z/OS Reference>Service routines>GIMZIP packaging service routine>
Package attribute file> Tag syntax" says, "indicates the archive contains text 
data."
Does that imply that RECEIVE verifies that the README does not contain binary 
data,
such as a .PDF or .ODT?

I've also discovered that files present in the GIMZIP archive, but not mentioned
in the GIMPAF.XML, are quietly ignored by RECEIVE.  A supplier could smuggle
more information in there.  (But is that violating a specification?)

I might wish for "<ARCHDEF TYPE=BLOB ..>".

-- gil

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