> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port On Behalf Of Thomas David Rivers
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> It's my understanding that for RACF on z/VM you need
> an assembler.
>
> We have several customers using the Dignus assembler on z/VM
> for this very purpose, to avoid the purchase price of HLASM on z/VM.
>
> HLASM used to be a no-cost item on z/VM but now it carries a cost.
Huh??
Are you certain that HLASM itself, rather than just the HLASM Toolkit,
is an extra-cost feature?
It used to be impossible to even install the OS without an assembler;
that's still true for z/OS, but I haven't worked with VM since VM/ESA
2.2.
-jc-
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