On Sat, 12 May 2018 16:02:26 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >> >> When I first encountered SPF panel definitions were RECFM=VB. I coded some >> and >> modified others. I experienced conversion anguish when a later release went >> to >> RECFM=FB. >> >> IEBUPDTE is broken. That doesn't forgive breaking other things to conform >> to its rules. > >Not disagreeing with you but I just do not see it being brought back from the >dead. I agree that there should be a replacement but I am not sure you could >get anyone to agree what a satisfactory replacement might be like. Maybe this >might be a good session at SHARE? You would have to generate some enthusiasm >and you might get enough people to form a committee. >Personally I think it needs to be done, but there would be forces pulling at >the product from at least 2 or 3 angles, each would insist that they are >“right”. > Ironically, it already exists in z/OS: /bin/patch, but people are loath to use it -- perhaps they associate it with a 4-letter word.
Patch even supports RESTORE which IEBUPDTE never did. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
