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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 25, 2015

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Cob5: Enhancements Compile Listing Option MAP

PP 5655-W32 IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 5.2.0

With compile option MAP the total size of working-storage or WSA is not included in compile listing.

Enterprise Cobol 4.2 and its predecessors are showing this when compiling with option MAP.
Example:
TGT WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR 00000220 BYTES
SPEC-REG WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR 00000008 BYTES
WRK-STOR WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR 00002610 BYTES
DSA WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR 00000580 BYTES

In order to get this information from the compile listing with Cobol5, compile option LIST has to be used, which produces too much info for normal users of the compiler.

With MAP the compiler should also output the offset (relative to the start of the WSA) of 01-level Items in the Working-Storage Section. This info is only available with option LIST.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 16, 2020

    IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS is a continuous delivery offering, and aims to satisfy the needs of a rapidly evolving market segment. Product strategy evolves and requirements are continuously evaluated against that strategy. This RFE has recently been reappraised against the wider product strategy and does not fall into IBMs delivery plans for the next 12 month. Whilst this RFE might be valid and we might look to deliver longer term, this RFE is being rejected at this time. The requirement will be kept in our internal RFE backlog and might be reassessed in the future.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 24, 2020

    This RFE is being accepted.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 20, 2017

    First see my comment in August 2015.

    Current OFFSET is not sufficient. What we are missing:
    1. the easy access of offsets of 01-level items in the Working-Storage or Local-Storage. These are not included neither in the imbedded Map (right side of data division source listing) nor in the Data Division Map.
    2. Easy access to summary data. In order to get a quick info of the total size of working-storage, I have to look at the binder listing and locate the length of the program's C_WSA part.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 19, 2017

    Hi, after further investigation, we think the OFFSET option might already give the info you're looking for. Can you please try the OFFSET option and tell us if that is sufficient?

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 6, 2015

    This is being accepted on the grounds of outputting the offset of 'this' program's WSA. The RFE will be updated once we put it into plan.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - COBOL Compilers

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - COBOL Compilers

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 28, 2015

    I did further investigations: Options MAP and OFFSET/LIST are confusing. MAP should show the layout of data in the DATA DIVISION. OFFSET/LIST shows the result of the compiler processing of the statements in the PROCEDURE DIVISION. These two aspects are merged uncomfortly.
    The Static Map produced with OFFSET/LIST contains the desired offsets which I expected from Option MAP, these offsets should be included in the embedded MAP report without the need to specify OFFSET/LIST.
    OFFSET also produces some items hardly needed at regular compiles and is only useful with LIST instead of OFFSET:
    - Constant Area
    - Program prolog areas
    - Time stamp and compiler version information
    - Compiler options and program information
    - Base locator table
    - Automatic maps

    Please consider redesigning the effects of MAP/OFFSET or provide some sub options for more granualr control of the compile listing.

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