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    PL/I for Windows

    Rectify code generation for statements like a = a * b;and a = a/b;where a and b are COMPLEX,in which the real part of the result is computed incorrectly. The imaginary part is stored directly in the result fieldinstead of in a temporary.That actio...
    over 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    Raise a severe error if a unknown instruction is generated

    If the Compiler/Optimizer generates an invalid unknown instruction (UNKWN), it have to raise a Severe Error. The assembly list shows unknown ?UNKWN? instructions: 000027 | ALRK r8,r7,r9 000027 | UNKWN r15,r3 000027 | UNKWN r8,r6 000027 | C r0,s.uw...
    over 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Not under consideration

    New QUOTREM() builtin

    There are times when both the quotient and remainder of a division are important, such as when working with times, where it may be far more convenient to work with minutes or even seconds, then directly with the unwieldy hh:mm[:ss] format.
    over 5 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    PLISAXA Performance with big files

    We use PLISAXA to parse xmls. With larger files (approx. 4 GB) this takes almost an hour. Our users would like a faster answer here. Maybe there is a way to speed up the parsing. Thanks!
    over 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Planned for future release

    Update compile procedures to 2017

    Decades ago JCL was enhanced with "if-then-else" statements. Would it be possible to use this in IBM provided compile jobs?
    about 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    Procedural argument(s) for compiler LIST option

    When using the LIST option of the compiler, it produces a pseudo-assembler listing of the entire source, which, according to the Enterprise PL/I for z/OS Programming Guide, "Specifying the LIST option will increase the time and region required for...
    almost 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    Add information messages to support DRY principle (Don't repeat yourself)

    According to the DRY principle (Don't repeat yourself *) programmers should avoid or reduce redundancy in an entire program or business application. We think that the compiler and/or optimizer could detect such redundancy in a single source and wo...
    almost 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    BIF: ROUND(x,n), n as expression

    we would like to have the ROUND(x,n) builtin function to accept 'n' as an expression else than an Optionally-signed integer. example:DCL X DEC FIXED(11,4) INIT(3.1416);DCL Y BIN FIXED(31) INIT(2); DCL Z DEC FIXED(11,4); Z = ROUND(X,Y);
    about 12 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

    PL/1 Maven Plugins

    I want a maven plugin that allows us putting source code into maven projects and compile them on the mainframe.
    over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

    init for alias

    If you define an alias you may want some default init values for that type.If you would can add the init attribute to the type definition and use the value(::) keyword on the allocation, similar to define structure, you can use specific init value...
    almost 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

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