Frank, I do all my editing up on z/OS, the other developers, Java guys do it via desktop. We don't use GIT on z/OS yet.
Scott On Oct 10, 2017, 7:35 PM -0400, Paul Gilmartin <0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>, wrote: > On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 23:19:38 +0000, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: > > > > Once you start using git (or for that matter any of the *ix-based source > > repository utilities) for mainframe source maintenance, you stop using > > IEBUPDTE (or any other sequence-number-based source update process) and > > start using the "patch" utility. The input to "patch" is the output from > > "diff" (when properly configured with options, as is done inside of git and > > other source repository utilities). > > > The input to IEBUPDTE is the output from "SuperC" (when properly configured > with options). > The glaring restriction of IEBUPDTE is that it chokes on an apparent IEBUPTDE > command > appearing as a data line, as might happen in a JCL member invoking an > IEBUPDTE step. > > And Fixed-80. > > > The "diff" and "patch" utilities could care less what is on each line. They > > just compare lines and try to find the maximal number of non-differences > > (sets of matching lines) between the minimal number of difference lines. > > It's an art, but it mostly works. > > > SuperC appears to use a similar algorithm. > > > Any kind of sequence numbering in the source lines defeats "diff" entirely > > and everything after an insert looks like it changed. > > > Only if you are so foolish as to configure your editor to renumber in each > session. > > > So if you plan to move to git or one of its predecessors, plan to eliminate > > all sequence numbering in the source when you first move it into the > > repository. > > > Or don't renumber. I once wrote a utility using SuperC and IEBUPDTE to repair > carelessly modified sequence numbers. > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
