RE: Upgrading 3rd party products which include copysrc

Rob,

Our RPGLE source, which includes 3rd party /copy XXX/QRPGLECPY,XXXYZ
The 3rd party product is integrated into our code.

Paul

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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
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Subject: Re: Upgrading 3rd party products which include copysrc

I'm a little confused.

Just to get started, what do you mean by copysrc? Stuff that is used in RPGLE with /copy and/or /include statements?

If so, then how would one know you had an issue unless you WERE doing a recompile?

Trying to think how such a migration might work, and I can see it being really different based on the vendor's mind set.

For example, if I was migrating from version x to version y of some vendor's package they may first migrate all the data to a new library in a new format. Like add new columns, change column attributes, etc.
Then they would recompile all programs to get these new layouts. Some may ask why they would recompile versus just sending you end version objects and the answer would be because they may allow you to add your own modifications to the new tables.

As far as testing /copy or /include one may have to see if they have a hardcoded library on the statement, or if their instructions assume a certain order in your library list.



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From: "Steinmetz, Paul" <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 02/08/2016 03:12 PM
Subject: Upgrading 3rd party products which include copysrc
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On an R&D LPAR, I upgraded two 3rd party products last week, both of which
use copysrc.
Both products stated no re-compilation needed.

Both products had failures related to the copysrc, recompilations were
needed.

How does one include the new copy src for the recompiles and test the new
objects, prior to doing the upgrade?


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