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PL/I Compilers

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Allow for data structures and aggregates in macro variables

Currently only single variables and arrays can be declared in macros. %DCL MYVAR CHAR; The ability to define data structures and aggregates in macros would really make complex macros clearer and easier to maintain. %DCL 01 STRUC1(10), 05 F1 CHAR, ...
over 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Type function equivalent for LBOUND and HBOUND

The same way as the size of a defined type t can be obtained using SIZE(:t:), if a defined type contains array(s) it should be possible to query their dimensions.
over 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Need the current thread id

In a multi-threaded application, I need all tracing and debugging messages to display the current thread id. The THREADID builtin requires the task reference in input and can thus not be used to return the current thread id. I currently get the in...
over 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Multi-compare builtin

In code it is not uncommon to have compares of the type if a > b | (a = b & c > d | (c = d & e > f)) then A builtin function of the type if "multicompare"(a > b, c > d, e > f, ...) then comparable to the new "between" and...
almost 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Enhanment to PLI facility IBMPXSF

PL/I symbolic data generated for Application Performance Analyzer returns EOF when trying to open data with in APA.
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Not under consideration

Change PL/I compiler behavior when generating message IBM5109 for detected infinite loop

This RFE is to ehnace the compiler behavior for when the following message is generated: WARNING IBM5109: Infinite loop detected in function xxxxx. Program may not stop. Currently when this message is generated at compile time the message is being...
almost 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

New EPLI INDEX-like builtin

For ad-hoc lookups it is possible to store data, padded with suitable non-occuring fillers in a VAR CHAR variable. Checking if the data is present can subsequently be done using INDEX(haystack, needle) / POS(needle, haystack) However, both of the ...
about 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Not under consideration

A builtin function REPLACE is requested

/*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /* REPLACE is to replace the first occurrence of string FIND_STR /* within UPDATED_STRING with string REPL_STR. /* Start searching for FIND_STR at STARTPOS. If anything was re...
about 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

EPLI V4.3 - VARLENGTH data-type for implementation size of VAR CHAR leading length field

We would ask for a new data-type VARLENGTH (or something similar) which has the same size as the actual implementation size of a VAR CHAR leading length field (which is 2-bytes at the moment).
about 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Not under consideration

Allow %INCLUDE and %XINCLUDE to appear within preprocessor procedures

Allow %INCLUDE and %XINCLUDE to appear within preprocessor procedures and also resolve %INCLUDEs, %XINCLUDEs, and macro invocations within ANSWER strings. Example: ? SYSLIB member QSUB: %DCL QSUB ENTRY; %QSUB: PROC; ANSWER('/* QSUB */'); %END QSUB...
over 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

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