XLC has a DSECT conversion utility. Check the User's Guide. Many don't like its output (probably including Peter Relson), but it can be useful, maybe as a starting point.
sas On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 1:26 PM Farley, Peter x23353 < peter.far...@broadridge.com> wrote: > Hmm-m-m. Interesting idea, but I can see complex language-dependent > variable definition issues. Might be a real bear to implement in the > compilers in any shared-code-among-languages way. > > But again, "business" (profit) justification needed for IBM to devote the > resources. Maybe if they bought back fewer of their own shares to prop up > the share price they could afford a larger development staff . . . yeah, > right, like that's gonna happen. > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Tom Marchant > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:18 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: I see a need for general conversion of mappings was Re: C > headers in z/OS 2.4 > > On Tue, 17 Sep 2019 22:49:10 -0300, Clark Morris wrote: > > >This is nice but when I was still doing system type coding I wanted a > >tool that converts Assembler mappings to COBOL or PL1. If people > >currently in the field would push for getting the BIT, > >BINARY-Character, the true binary, IEEE binary and decimal floating > >point usages that are in the current COBOL standard, then these > >mappings would be even more valuable. One of the justifications for > >making the effort is that COBOL should be able to access all data types > >that can be stored in DB2. I write this as someone who has used COBOL > >to get program and data set usage from SMF data. > > What if you could get the compilers to be able to process the Assembler > DSECTs? Would that be a better approach? > -- > > 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 lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- sas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
