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PL/I Compilers

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    Information about "source complexity"

    The Cobol V5-Compiler is able to lower the specified optimization level if the source is "too complex", a compiilation with the specified optimization level would take to long. I would like to have the Enterprise PL/1 compiler compute a "complexit...
    about 12 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

    Compiler options enhancements

    Virtually every release of Enterprise PL/I adds new compiler options. It would be useful if the full list could be included in a member (pxoptXXX?) in the ' IELxxx.SIBMZSAM' sample library in a format that can be directly used by a PARM=('+DD:PLIS...
    about 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

    Allow assignments with UNION if they are equal

    Allow assignments with UNION if they are equal. Small Example:PLI003: PROC OPTIONS(MAIN); DCL 1 ST_01 UNION, 5 DATC CHAR(10), 5 DATB BIN FIXED(15); DCL 1 ST_02 LIKE ST_01; ST_02 = ST_01; END PLI003; IBM1669I Target in assignment is a UNION. or wit...
    about 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

    Add REGEX built-in function to support regular expressions

    We would like to have regular expressions available via a built-in function with the following syntax: rc = REGEX( index, length, pattern, string, [ , start ] [ , codepage ] ); The function sets the value for the <index> and <length> o...
    about 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

    New builtin IFTHENELSE

    a new builtin IFTHENELSE(expr, truepart, falsepart) should evaluate the expr and returns the truepart or the falsepartthe returned datatype depends on the coded parts (e.g. bit, alphanumeric or numeric datatype) nested use of IFTHENELSE should be ...
    about 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

    Lift or remove limits of INLIST built-in function

    The INLIST built-in function is limited to 63 values (64 arguments), please either lift that up to at least 127 values (128 arguments) or remove the limitation. That background is, that based on the new MAXRUNONIF compiler option of version 6.1, w...
    over 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

    Enhance EPLI DISPLAY Command (Route-,Descriptorcodes)

    Hello The EPLI DISPLAY Compile option determines how the DISPLAY statement performs I/O. This sets the options (e.g. WTO Routcode, Descriptor Code) for the Display Command I´d like to see more flexibility in the DISPLAY Command to allow override o...
    about 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

    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 9 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 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

    New datatype for long strings (> CHAR(32767))

    For strings longer than CHAR(32767) we need a new datatype that can manage strings with length up to 2^31 Bytes. This datatype also should accept an attribut VARYING. Example:DCL field CHARLONG (200000) VARYING; -> In this case the storage allo...
    over 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

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