As stated, the ARCH(n) limits the assembler instructions the compiler can generate based on hardware capabilities. You won't get z14 vector register instructions with ARCH(11).
Your debugger may in fact have a problem We just installed the latest PTFs for Expediter and have no ARCH(12) problems. We also debug COBOL 4 code successfully, where ARCH is not an option, and probably is equivalent to the deprecated ARCH(6). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN