Re: Class Notes for a PL/I Course.

On Thu, 3 Oct 2019, Joe Monk [email protected] [H390-MVS] wrote:

> Peppe,
>
> Having actually looked at the notes, they are dated from 1975. In 1973, IBM
> had the PL/I optimizing compiler, which was two releases beyond the F
> compiler. So, these notes are probably a bit beyond the F compiler. Also,
> the notes say that the procs used were written by the lab and not the IBM
> supplied procs.
>
> Joe
>
Yep, I've seen that OPT parm.

But I'm also reading, page "0-6":

"If you encounter bugs in. the compiler, report them to the consultant!
IBM wants to find them and fix them, because it strongly supports
PL/I. Anyway, chances are we have a later version of the compiler
around which we are checking before releasing it. We can tell you
how to STEPLIB to it."

So, probably, it is really near to our version? Something
like a version up?

What I'm actually trying to understand is if I can "trust"
what I'm reading in this course will actually work with the PL/I F
version we have available.

The course, for my PL/1 level, looks really nice, the best
I've found so far for IBM MVS.

Peppe.