Charles, Excellent I wasn't sure about the compiled version ....I know I read that compiled is good for calculation type performance, I have limited experience with compiled, while the interpreted I have written since before dinosaurs roamed the earth....
Scott On Sunday, September 11, 2016, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > Compiled Rexx and its features and limitations happen to be something I am > familiar with. > > Yes, compiled Rexx requires a run-time library. There are two of them, the > free "Alternate Library" and a paid, licensed run-time library -- Library > for REXX on zSeries (5695-014). When using the free alternate library > compiled Rexx programs run in interpreted mode -- with the same performance > as non-compiled Rexx. Annoying. > > But the linkedited compiled Rexx load module behaves exactly the same in > terms of linkage either way, with either library. Yes, you can LOAD it, > ATTACH it, EXEC PGM= it, etc. > > How can a compiled Rexx program run in interpreted mode? A compiled Rexx > load module (or object deck, for that matter) contains all of the source > code embedded in it, in slightly pre-parsed form. This is also an > annoyance: with most languages a product developer can distribute compiled > code without distributing source code too, but that is basically impossible > with compiled Rexx. The source code is not there in perfect, ready-to-edit > format, but it's not far from that. > > Charles > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected] > <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Itschak Mugzach > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 1:59 PM > To: [email protected] <javascript:;> > Subject: Re: rexx CEXE eye catcher format ? > > Charles, > > You need to have the Rexx run-time library, otherwise it will run as an > interpreter. in this case, I am not sure you can call it from HLL if it was > created o other machine with the rexx compiler. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] <javascript:;> 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
