(So I'm 3 weeks behind in reading this? So shoot me!) When it came time to write compilers for CMS, the decision was made NOT to write native CMS compilers, but instead to write OS Simulation so the compilers could be p orted over with only small "glue" routines. This got CMS lots of compilers it might not have o therwise had. You may find that an amazing decision, but given that decision, I think what you are complaining about is not at even surprising.
Over time, some CMS-friendly features, such as the ability code CMS fil enames crept in, but basically, you still have OS compilers. (Some people say these improvemen ts were a mistake.) On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:58:41 -0500, Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: >On Monday, 11/27/2006 at 12:31 PST, Dave Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Looking through the IBM C manuals I can find, it >> seems amazing to me that the only way to access the >> above devices is via OS emulation. Any one find this a >> pain. If so what have they done? Or have I missed >> something? > >You haven't missed anything. LE I/O goes through the OS READ/WRITE >interface. That means FILEDEF. > >You're probably looking for char/block special files via /dev, e.g.? St op >looking; they aren't there. > >:-( > >Alan Altmark >z/VM Development >IBM Endicott >======================== ========================= ========== ==============
