We're haven't migrated anything yet, but will start "soon". We are not yet on
the required z/OS level (2.1 or 2.2), so we're starting with V5 for now.
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:01:13 -0400
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)
> To: [email protected]
>
> IBM is pitching to two audiences:
>
> 1. Don't have or are not sure have the current source code.
> 2. No time to test. IBM is touting reduced testing requirements. Opinions
> may differ.
>
> I am no expert but if I were going to migrate my COBOL environment I would
> go to V6. I don't think V5 offers any advantages over V6. V5 has some
> problems apparently with very large source programs, such as
> code-generator-produced source, which are ameliorated by V6's use of AMODE64
> (for the compiler itself, not for compiled programs).
>
> Charles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 6:26 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)
>
> If you have and are using V5 (or 6) what is the point of using ABO? We
> don't have any plans to get ABO. We're just going to use COBOL V5.
>
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