I learned PL/1 on OS/VS2/HASP ....( duck ) ....I really liked it but didn't catch, then worked a VM VSE shop running Plancode in a ICCF, horrible slow on a 4381...
OpenCobol haven't seen or worked with, love Open Object Rexx Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com On Apr 13, 2012, at 4:42 PM, Frank Swarbrick <[email protected]> wrote: > OpenCOBOL is not part of the GCC. OpenCOBOL converts COBOL to C; then it > invokes the C compiler to compile the result. > > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: "Farley, Peter x23353" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:13 PM >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
