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  • Subject: Re: is nmi translator off limits?
  • From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 15:25:23 -0500

what you describe does not scale up to 100s of programs
maintained by dozens of programmers. No matter how smart
you think it is, it's not worth it.
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 3:16 PM
Subject: RE: is nmi translator off limits?

If I can reuse a function in a service program by adding another parameter, which is (presently) not needed
in any other program, I think it's good from a maintenance point that I don't have to change and recompile
all programs that use the old version of the service program. Isn't this what the version stamping of service
programs are meant for?
 
If I have to make changes to programs using the old parameter list, I can change them to the *CURRENT
*SRVPGM function parameter list at that time. Depending on how the parameters are specified I will or
will not get a compiler error message stating that the call doesn't match the prototype.
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mi400@midrange.com [mailto:owner-mi400@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Leif Svalgaard
Sent: 11. mai 2001 21:41
To: MI400@midrange.com
Subject: Re: is nmi translator off limits?

 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 1:29 PM
Subject: RE: is nmi translator off limits?

With a service program I can change the parameter list to an existing function, or let a completely different
function (with a changed parameter list) take over the name of an old function; and still let old programs
using the old function work without modification or recompilation. How would you accomplish this with your
CallM opcode?
 
===> I don't think what you describe is even desirable. what a maintenance nightmare.
 

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