Uh, ok shoulda known. Running a z9 here anyway, so neither is promising at this time :)
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO) > > Uh, failed to mention before that ABO wants a PDSE to hold optimized load > modules. Fortunately for us, no sharing issues. If PDSE is a major obstacle to > moving forward, then ABO does not skirt that problem. > > . > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-302-7535 Office > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Gibney, David Allen > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: (External):Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO) > > Also those who have issues moving to PDS/E loadlibs for COBOL 5. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Charles Mills > > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:01 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO) > > > > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
