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PL/I Compilers

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Show value of named constants in Compiler listing, extended.

This is an extended version of delivered RFE 54026 (Show value of named constants in Compiler listing). We, in advance, want also show CHAR and Picture Values, as the are sometimes also not direct viewable in the source.Examples: DCL KO_PI01 PIC'Z...
over 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Advanced RULES(NOUNREF)

For Quality of Source, we would like to have a Compilermessage not only for Unreferenced Automatic Variables, but also for all other unreferenced types.Please always check the usage. IF the rules are true, put a compilermessage out instead to the ...
over 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Clean Code: Flag (more) unreferenced declarations.

Unused Named Constants, some BASED variables and maybe more declarations are not flagged in the Compilerlisting as UNREFERENCED. It is not relevant to the performance or other things at run-time, but to have a clean code (more maintainable), it wo...
about 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Delivered

Add new XREF sub-option or another new compiler option to get enhanced File Reference Information about the used source and include members

While working on the migration from Serena ChangeMan to BMC ISPW we came across that no tool other than the PL/I Compiler can correctly detect, which version of the source and include members have be used during the compilation. This data is impor...
about 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Allow ORDINALs in VALID built-in function

There is currently no easy way to check that an ORDINAL variable is containing a valid value.The VALID built-in function could be extended to accept an ORDINAL type argument.
about 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Add support for named constants in JSONNAME attribute

Only string constants in JSONNAME attribute are supported for now. Please add support for named constants in JSONNAME attribute.
over 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Support variables declared from typed structures as third argument in JSON builtins

PL/I compiler doesnt support variables declared from typed structures as third argument in JSON builtins. Please add support for such declares to JSON builtins.
over 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Add new warning message for large STATIC data increasing the object and (multiple) load module(s)

We would like to have a warning message issued for large STATIC data - similar to the IBM2668I message (with count) and the MAXINIT option: The limit can be specified via a new option (like MAXSTATIC). We suggest the same default of 64K. The ...
about 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Enhance SUPRESS attribute with LAXENTRY

Please add LAXENTRY to the SUPRESS attribute for procedures and entries – similar to LAXNESTED – in V6.1 Background: We want to activate RULES(NOLAXENTRY(LOOSE)) but have some own (deprecated) functions reading the PL/I descriptors leading to some...
about 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

New BUILTIN for do an encrypted TEXT zone

We could have a BUILTIN that would encrypt a text zone. This new buitin would have two parameters, the text area and the encryption code like SHA-256. We would be integrated into PL1 and we would use the possibilities of the Mainframe. Currently ...
over 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered