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PL/I Compilers

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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 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 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...
almost 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Add new IMBED directives to include a member with PROCESS directive(s)

Please add the new %IMBED directive to include a member with one or more PROCESS directive(s) with the following syntax - similar to INCLUDE but supporting one member only: %IMBED member; or %IMBED ddname(member); In addition, please:- Add the *IM...
about 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

built-in function to return jobname, userid, etc

Provide a built-in function / subroutine (PLIZOS ?) returning system dependent information like JOBNAME, MAINPGMNAME, ? - in analogy with FILEDDWORD.
about 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 10 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...
over 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 7 Delivered

HEX pseudovariable

HEX and/or HEXIMAGE should be available as pseudvariable(s) - by analogy to UNSPEC.
about 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 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 5 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Enable more than one Include-library when compiling a PL/1 Program in the USS

Given a program that needs several include members that reside in different libraries, it is not possible to compile the program "online" in the USS. Command: noexit incpds(ENDEVOR.USRTEST.PLIMAC) incpds(ENDEVOR.PRODUKT.PLIMAC) *PROCESS LIMITS ( E...
about 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Delivered

Continuing support of FORTRAN / (PL/I lost the ability to handle FORTRAN-programs (more precisely: PL/I lost interlanguage communication) with PL/I Version z/OS 6.1 - Legacy lost so to say)

In Enterprise PL/I for z/OS 6.1 use of "external entry OPTIONS(FORTRAN)" was discontinued (as described in "Compiler and Run-Time Migration Guide" of PL/I for z/OS 6.1).When trying to compile without OPTIONS(FORTRAN) an appropriate error is report...
about 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 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 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

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