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    Using CPACF with HW built-In instructions

    ISV likes to use HW Crypto support of CPACF (see Principles of Operation) in their applications running on z/OS. As of requiremts of their architecture and as of performance reasons, they do not use ICSF. So they have to use the CPACF instructions...
    almost 11 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 7 Not under consideration

    Invoking File Manager from Fault Analyzer to get the initial positioning on a file that caused the abend

    wehn we analyze an abend using Fault Analyzer,We need to let the user know the following things when there is an abend.1. DD Name of the dataset which is causing the abend(in case of S0C7,S0C4...etc). 2. Take me to the record in the input file tha...
    about 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

    Better Support of WMQ-Applications

    Currently Fault Analyzer does not properly recognize that an abending Batch-Job or CICS transaction is connected to Websphere MQ. In these cases FA does not show any information related to MQ and last MQ-API calls.This flaw seems to arise when the...
    over 5 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    XL C/C++ for z/OS Compiler Features

    We'd like to move to using the newer Clang-based XL C/C++ compiler, but we need some features that are not present in the newer product, namely: AMODE31 supportEBCDIC supportHex float support
    over 5 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 2 Future consideration

    The C++ interface for demangling new cxxabi names(generated by xlclang 16.1) are not implemented.

    The C++ interface for demangling new cxxabi names(generated by xlclang 16.1) are not implemented. The C++ interface could only demangle old C++ names generated by xlC.
    almost 6 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 1 Future consideration

    RFE for header file cache optimization on C compiler

    We would like to see the following implemented with the C compiler frontend just like it is for the C++ compiler frontend beginning with Xlc 12.1: -qxflag=dircache[,m[,n]] where m and n are optional * m is a integral prime number between 2 and 71 ...
    about 12 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 5 Not under consideration

    Issue with Occurs clause Variables

    We are migrating Micro focus COBOL programs to IBM COBOL for my client(shop direct). We see some initialization errors coming from mx20f program while compiling with IBM COBOL compiler. Initialization is not possible on occurs clause variables in ...
    over 6 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 4 Not under consideration

    Support for calling Non-LE OS 31 linkage from xlclang++ in 64 bit mode.

    Allow calling existing legacy Non-LE OS 31 from xlclang++ in 64 bit mode. Allow the generation of the OS 31 parameter list. It is the responsibility of the caller to make sure addresses and memory are below the bar. The compiler merely generates O...
    over 6 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 2 Future consideration

    XL: Support linking objects compiled with clang++ and xlc or xlf that use OpenMP GPU offloading

    SalesForce Case TS001968579PMR 82483,227,000 XLF compiler: Errors linking objects compiled with clang++ and xlc or xlf that use OpenMP GPU offloading. LLNL is having problems linking objects that were compiled using the clang++ (LLVM) and XLF (or ...
    over 6 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 2 Not under consideration

    Metal C - Compiler option to specify a register to map DSA

    Currently Metal C uses Register 13 to map the DSA. Pls add a compiler option, for the user to specify the register that the compiler should use to map the DSA. Register 13 contents usually point to the save area. We have use cases, where the save ...
    almost 7 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 2 Not under consideration

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