It's interesting, the tail wagging the dog, isn't it: big corporate software imitating free software.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack J. Woehr Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 7:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Compiling a folder of mixed C and C++ David Crayford wrote: > The z/OS C/C++ compiler has a lot of GNU comparability features that > I really do wish the USS stack had. But I guess the compiler shares a > front-end with the AIX compiler which needs those features to be viable. Well, it needs them for the z/OS compiler to be viable. A C/C++ compiler that can't compile GNU programs tosses away man-millenia of software. And the USS stack gets more Gnu-like the more Gnu (and other open source software) programs you compile and install. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
