RE: New redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting ready fori5/OSV6R1

Observability doesn't matter much any more.

"Some programs retain unobservable creation data
even when observable creation data is removed.
OPM programs created for release V5R1M0 or later
(TGTRLS parameter when the program was created)
will always contain creation data even when *ALL
observability is removed. ILE programs created
only from modules created for release V5R1M0 or
later will always contain creation data even
when *ALL observability or *CRTDTA observability
is removed."

This was _not_ the case with the CISC-to-RISC conversion.

During that conversion, removing observability removed the creation data needed to recreate the
object.

IBM changed this at v5r1 to make future conversions much, much easier.

HTH,

Charles

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Carpenter
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:32 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: New redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting
ready fori5/OSV6R1

Rich Loeber wrote:

In earlier days, removing observability was a

not-to-uncommon way to

conserve on disc space.

3rd party software is often shipped unobservable. Both to
save space and protect intellectual property from disassembly.

Current vendors will no doubt offer V6R1 upgrades. At least
we are warned.

It will be interesting to learn why the forced re-encapsulation.


Keith



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