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Improve code generation for simple functions

Improve code generation for simple functions in METAL C: int func(const void* a, const void* b) { return memcmp(a,b,8); } in ILP32 mode the following code is generatedFUNC DS 0F STM 14,15,12(13) LR 15,13 L 13,8(,13) ST 15,4(,13) @@BGN@2 DS 0H USIN...
over 6 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 5 Not under consideration

Push to Client of Local property groups

The Push to client feature gives the opportunity to distribute the standard property groups to the developer's workspace. The local property groups are ignored.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Add PERFORM SHUTDOWN parms to set next auto start to COLD or INITIAL

Add the optional parameters COLD and INITIAL to PERFORM SHUTDOWN to set the next non-emergency start to COLD or INITIAL in the global catalog. Setting either parameter would also avoid the overhead of writing the warm keypoint. Note that COLD or I...
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Provide a STEP OVER command that bypasses the code to be executed

We'd like to see the STEP OVER command bypass the code to be executed when issues. We currently accomplish the function we are looking for by using the JUMP TO Location command, but would like to see an more intuitive solution.
almost 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 5 Not under consideration

Debug 3270 IMS application with personal TFORMAT lib in the concatenation

In the DBB zAppbuild framework for CI/CD a developer can perform a user build on both Cobol sources and MFS sources. In case of Cobol sources this leads to the creation of a load module on a personal load library and in case of an MFS, it leads to...
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Need the browser independent HOD Launcher client to be globally deployable by an Admin without user's intervention.

The browser independent HOD Launcher client currently requires that a user perform some actions:(1)Download to the local system the hodlauncher.msi file(2)Click on run to install the HOD Launcher .Although these are a one-time only activity, in ou...
over 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Not under consideration

IBM COBOL Support on TXSeries on x86 Linux

Currently in Linux x86 platform, TXSeries only support COBOL-IT and MF COBOL. And ShanDong Cooperate League customer is requesting IBM COBOL support on TXSeries Linux x86.
over 6 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V6 - Still problems after PH35652 / PH36690 and trace program compiled with OFFSET

After applying fixes PH35652 (COBOL 6.3) and PH36690 (COBOL 6.2), we notice that there are still problems to trace the execution of programs compiled with the option OFFSET / OPTIMIZE (1|2). Despite the use of the OPTIMIZE (1) option, it happens t...
over 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

ZPTCH improvements

Customer is asking for improvements to zpatch to prevent system issue;The issue appears to be the possibility of inadvertently applying core updates after filing the 20 allowed ZPTCH patch deck slots. The core updates happen because the process al...
almost 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

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over 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Not under consideration

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