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PL/I Compilers

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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 ...
over 2 years 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

Inline comment

For development and testing would it be practically if the Compiler would Support line comment not just block comment.For example // like in C or Java. But at the end the Syntax doesnt matter.An continue line Support for line comment would also be...
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Increase length limit for SYSPARM option

Please increase the length limit for SYSPARM from 64 characters to 1000 characters (as for COPYRIGHT option). Please provide this enhancement in the versions 5.3 and 5.2 as well.
about 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Add new warning message to prevent modification of variables with INONLY or NONASGN

Please add a new warning message like “Variable *variable name* declared as *declaration attribute* is passed as *argument attribute* and could be modified.” to prevent modification of variables with INONLY or NONASGN in the following 3 cases: - I...
over 5 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

INITACCROSS initialisation for arrays of structures

Several releases ago, the language introduced a "DIMACROSS" attribute, to quote the Language Reference: "The DIMACROSS attribute specifies a DIMENSION attribute on a structure, but one which will be removed from the structure and propagated to its...
about 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 7 Delivered

Date/Times before 1582

All Date/Time routines (BIF) should support Date/Times below 15. October 1582 (day one in Lilian).So, the values (Lilian format) have to support minus numbers (seconds and days).The low limit may be '0001-01-01' as in DB2. PL/I have to support the...
about 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

RULES: (NO)LAXSTMT

(NO)LAXSTMT as a suboption of RULES: There may be maximum 1 statement per source (not PP) line.
over 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Support VAR4 abbrevation of VARYING4

There are abbrevations for dynamic length chars: VARYING -> VAR VARYINGZ -> VARZ VARYING4 -> (none) Please support VAR4 as abbrevation of VARYING4.
almost 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

DEPRECATE and DEPRECATENEXT for preprocessor

It would be nice to have DEPRECATE and DEPRECATENEXT also for variables or procedures generated by the preprocessor
over 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

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