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Again, I only need comments on the question's wording, not on the topic (not yet anyway). Besides, you don't know that changing the methodology stifles anything. Bob Cozzi cozzi@rpgiv.com Visit the on-line Midrange Developer forum at: http://www.rpgiv.com > -----Original Message----- > From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com] On > Behalf Of Scott Mildenberger > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:55 AM > To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com' > Subject: RE: question on survey question > > I agree with Rob, I think the current model works fine. I don't want to > limit what changes are made to the compilers because of the need to support > previous releases. > > Scott Mildenberger > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rob@dekko.com [mailto:rob@dekko.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 8:45 AM > > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com > > Subject: Re: question on survey question > > > > > > > > No. I'd rather they spend their money on giving us more > > functions in RPG > > versus supporting obsolete releases. > > > > Rob Berendt > > -- > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." > > Benjamin Franklin > > > > > > > > "Bob Cozzi > > \(RPGIV\)" To: > > <rpgiv@yahoogroups.com>, <rpg400-l@midrange.com> > > <cozzi@rpgiv.com> cc: > > Sent by: Fax to: > > rpg400-l-admin@mi Subject: > > question on survey question > > drange.com > > > > > > 02/19/2002 10:28 > > AM > > Please respond to > > rpg400-l > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In next week's Midrange Developer, my 10-second survey is going to be > > something like this: > > > > Should IBM be required to base all future versions of the compilers on > > V5R1, thus allowing future code to be compiled as TGTRLS(*V5R1M0)? > > > > > > My question to you all is this: > > Is this a viable question, and is it clear enough? > > > > My thinking is that this will change the way IBM does things, > > so that if > > they add a built-in function in V5R2, you and I who are still on V5R1 > > can use that built-in function for our V5R1 applications. > > > > Today, if you want to compile to *PRV you have to have actually > > installed the V4R5 compiler on your V5R1 machine. I'd like to see IBM > > move away from that model, and instead, create enhancements to the > > existing compiler but require that enhanced compiler to run > > on the base > > Version release. Meaning for the entire life of V5 the V5R1 compiler > > would both compile and be able to target V5R1. Even if there > > were a V5R7 > > the identical "binaries" would be installed on V5R7 and V5R1 and > > everything in between. > > > > So basically this means that the compile would allow you to > > produce code > > that runs on V5R7 or V5R1 and the only time a source member would not > > compile is if there were an operating system-dependant feature used in > > your code. Such as a new data type that may be in the database and in > > RPG but not back-release compatible. Otherwise, if they add a > > new opcode > > or a new built-in function it would work on V5R1 and later. > > > > Comments > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing list > To post a message email: RPG400-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/rpg400-l > or email: RPG400-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.
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