> I wasn't aware of the possibility of running zLinux on a GCP; 

Was developed that way...8-) IFLs are the deviant case -- no technical
reason for them, just marketing. 8-)

> but in that case, don't you probably already have the 
> "standard" HLASM?

Not unless IBM has decided to give it away and not told anyone. 

Biggest advantage to HLASM on zLinux is the *ability* to license it on
IFLs. Assembles/compiles eat CPU like crazy. IFLs are cheaper than std
engines, so you burn the IFL cycles on the CPU-intensive bits, and test
on GCPs. HLASM on zLinux also lets you employ Eclipse and other nice
development tools to mainframe development. 

It's just a licensing trick. The code runs fine on either GCP or IFL. 

-- db

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