RE: question on survey question

["Bob Cozzi \(RPGIV\)" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Somewhat.

> Your asking if future compilers in V5rX can create objects executable
> on a V5R1 machine.

I'm asking the future compilers be installable and runnable on V5R1 or
later.


> And not saying the V5R1 compiler could compile V5R6 source.

Actually, V5R1 compiled objects will run on V5R6. That is today's model.

I want the ability to use, under V5R1 and new enhancements to the RPG IV
language that IBM provides in releases after V5R1, and to compile source
code with those enhances to create objects that will run on V5R1.
The only exception would be things that are operating system release
dependant, like a new object type in the data base that RPG might also
support, or for example, the Java integration the did in V5R1. But when
a new built-in function or operation code is introduced, there is no
reason I should be dis-allowed to use that built-in function or
operation code on my V5R1 machine and compile code that runs on V5R1
from V5R1.

Anyway, that's the foundation of the question, yes.

Bob Cozzi

> Bob - am I right - you are trying to ask a question about "object"
> compatibility?
>
> jim franz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Daly" <Tdaly@sddsystems.com>
> To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:17 AM
> Subject: RE: question on survey question
>
>
> > > Bill said:
> >  |
> >  |  PS:  and as a software developer who constantly has to code
> >  |  something
> >  |  multiple times to satisfy customers who are various releases of
our
> >  |  software, my answer will be a resounding NO!  <g>
> >  |
> >
> > I think having the ability to target multiple OS releases with a
single
> > compiler would be great!  A fair portion of 'customization' work on
our
> > newer code relates to back level compatibility.  Just because a
customer
> > doesn't move their OS ahead doesn't mean that they shouldn't be able
to
> take
> > advantage of newer language enhancements... unless there's some OS
> specific
> > change.
> >
> > I don't like coding something multiple times - like undoing EVALR
code or
> > %DIV and %REM into RPG III style code.
> >
> > Tom
> >
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