Are you sure that a PDSe is a requirement? I am at IBMTechU in Atlanta, GA right now and I was having dinner with my IBM reps and we happen to talk about ABO. Two things mentioned were: #1. It is for those who do not want to convert to COBOL V5 yet. #2. Unlike COBOL V5, the binaries do not have to be in a PDSe.
Al Nims University of Florida -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 7:50 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
