I have that compiler on my Linux/Intel system. And I've downloaded some of our z/OS COBOL code. Does a nice job of compiling, where the syntaxes are the same.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Modernizing the BCP code ? > > http://www.opencobol.org/ > > HTH > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 4:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Modernizing the BCP code ? > > Haha, I think there were GCC projects for both COBOL and > PL/I, but both are stagnate (and probably incomplete). > One can still dream, though! > Frank > > >________________________________ > > From: "McKown, John" <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:53 PM > >Subject: Re: Modernizing the BCP code ? > > > >Sounds like what is done by the GNU compiler people. From > what I've read, all the GNU compilers utilize the same "back > end" code generator. IIRC, at one time the non-C compilers > really did a <language> to C conversion, followed by a C > compile. I don't know if I have the terminology correct, but > now all the compilers in the GCC collection emit a "parse > tree"(?) and pass that to the common back end for actual > optimization and code generation. > > > >Now if they would just create a COBOL and PL/I compiler > "front end", I would be in 7th heaven. > -- > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the > use of the addressee and may contain information that is > privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is > not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of > the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. > If you have received this communication in error, please > notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and > any attachments from your system. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
