Re: Max CL program size for debug?

Hello David,

You wrote:
>I'm talking to IBM about it ... we identified the EXACT problem, but
>there is only a PTF for V4R4 available ... and we're at V4R5.

I think 450 is still supported (Dec 31 2002??) so you can get it fixed.
Check IBM's site for support dates.  It should be easy to fix since they
have already fixed it for 440.  You should check 510 as well.

The defect was reported at 440 (probably by a customer since it seems
difficult if not impossible for an IBM developer to PTF a non-customer
reported defect) and a fix was created for 440.  It would seem reasonable
to expect that fix to be incorporated into 450 unless either:

        a) The problem does not occur at 450

        b) 450 was already released in which case it would be reasonable
to expect a PTF to be created for 450 WITHOUT A CUSTOMER HAVING TO REQUEST
ONE!!!!

However, whether a PTF for a release later than the reported release is
actually created seems to be at the whim of the developer unless a
customer has specifically asked for it.  Hence some development groups are
more willing than others to create PTFs.

If I find a defect on say 450 then I generally attempt to verify it on
later releases and request fixes for all the broken releases currently
supported.

{{ I could find only one APAR for CPF9C00 which indicates the problem
occurs only when an unmonitored exception is encountered in a service job
environment.  If that is your problem also then it should be simple to
work-around by using a generic exception handler -- which all code,
especially CL, should have anyway.  If that is not your problem then it
seems like a new defect (or I did not find the relevant APAR) }}

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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