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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 3, 2016

RELATED IDEAS

New option to detect dead code with OPT(0) wanted!

We would want to have a possibility to get IGYCB7300-W messages (or a new message) also when compiling with OPT(0).

In modern IDE's like RDz can the developer during development directly see and remove dead code.

An ?ISPF-developer? are required to compile with OPT > 0 to get IGYCB7300-W messages to detect dead code.
But during development do we compile with OPT(0), in order to be able to debug.
It would be nice if the ?ISPF-developer? also from the ?debug-compile? can detect dead code.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 7, 2016

    Note : requirement is for "detect" dead code at OPT(0) not for "suppress" dead code.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 25, 2016

    Rejecting because its technically not possible to turn on optimization at OPT(0). Client's should use OPT(1) if they would like to eliminate dead code.
    Also, it is possible to debug even with OPT(1).

  • Guest
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    |     Aug 11, 2016

    PS : we use Macro4 debug tools ; they are full compatible with Cobol V5/V6 and OPTIMIZE (1|2) and TEST (EJPD), and TEST (NOEJPD) with some restrictions for trace (same as IBM debug tools).

  • Guest
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    |     Aug 11, 2016

    Do you consider compiling with OPTIMIZE (1) and TEST (EJPD, NOSOURCE) ?
    OPTIMIZE (1) detect and remove dead code.
    TEST(EJPD, NOSOURCE) enable full debuging (and reduce optimization).

    TEST(NOEJPD, NOSOURCE) enable debuging without "JUMPTO".

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 9, 2016

    I don't know what debugger you use, but with IBM Debug Tool you can use OPT(1) or OPT(2) and still use the debugger.

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