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Workspace PL/I Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 17, 2019

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Add support of +DD: in IBMZSIOP source / IBMZIOP load

We need to specify different default and different non-overridable (frozen) options for different situations like the following two:
1. Compiling for debugging with NOOPT although OPT(#) may be specified via PROCESS statement.
2. Compiling some applications with WRITABLE or RENT and others with NOWRITABLE or NORENT but avoiding to mix that.

To handle that with different IBMZSIOP sources and different libraries with IBMZIOP loads gets very complex. That's why we would like to specify +DD: as shown in the use case below to be able to externaly specify these options in the compile JCL.

Although the use of +DD: we still want to get the IBM2655I message issued if at least one via PROCESS statement specified options gets overriden.

Please provide this enhancement for V5.R2.M4 and V5.R3.M0.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     May 21, 2020

    This has been delivered for 5.3 via PTF UI69637 for APAR PH25587 (and some earlier APARs too)

  • Guest
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    |     Mar 5, 2020

    allowing files to be included from the ibmziop strings is a good idea

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