I just compiled a program with Enterprise COBOL V5R2, and I supplied the NOTEST(NODWARF) option. I attempted to link-edit (bind) it to a PDS and got the following error in that step:
IEW2606S 4B39 MODULE INCORPORATES VERSION 3 PROGRAM OBJECT FEATURES AND CANNOT BE SAVED IN LOAD MODULE FORMAT. What V3 PO features are they? I do not know. > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:55:51 -0600 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: COBOL v5 > To: [email protected] > > That *assumes* you use those facilities. > > Ed > On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:00 AM, Frank Swarbrick wrote: > > > The one reason I know of what a PDSE is required is because TEST/ > > DEBUG information is now stored in a DWARF NOLOAD segment, and > > those are only supported by PDSE (or UNIX directory). > > > >> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:55:31 -0800 > >> From: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: COBOL v5 > >> To: [email protected] > >> > >> If by "requires" you mean in some absolute fundamental logical/ > >> technical > >> sense, you may well be right. This might be a "marketing" > >> restriction for > >> all any of us knows. > >> > >> OTOH I can assure you it requires a PDSE in the sense that if you > >> compile a > >> program using COBOL 5.2 and attempt to bind the resulting object > >> code into > >> an executable, the binder will fail if SYSLMOD references a PDS -- > >> so in > >> that sense I assure you that COBOL 5.2 "requires" a PDSE. > >> > >> Charles > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM- > >> [email protected]] On > >> Behalf Of Ed Gould > >> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 1:54 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: COBOL v5 > >> > >> > >> I would argue the word "requires" I suspect (and cannot prove) > >> that COBOL 5 > >> can work perfectly fine without a PDSE. > >> I would be happy to be proven wrong. > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> - > >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
