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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 9, 2019

RELATED IDEAS

Backport IFS source support for CRTPF & CRTDSPF to 7,2

Please backport the changes to CRTPF & CRTDSPF to support storing source in the IFS to 7.2.


Use Case:

From the description of SI66797:

APAR Error Description / Circumvention

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CL compiler does not support IFS source file

CORRECTION FOR APAR SE68747 :
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ILE CL source stored in IFS stream files can be compiled. The
SRCSTMF and INCDIR parameters have been added to the CRTCLMOD
and CRTBNDCL commands to give users the ability to tell the
compiler to compile from source stored in IFS stream files.
Also, the SRCSTMF parameter has been added to the INCLUDE
command to give users the ability to tell the ILE CL compiler to
embed another source file stored in IFS stream files.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 23, 2020

    This change will not be implemented for 7.2.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 12, 2019

    Meh, my upgrade decision isn't going to be based on this. IBM can either spend the 30 minutes to backport it or I can spend the 30 minutes to write my own implementation. If it comes to the latter, then I'll release it as enhancement to the crtfrmstmf portion of OSSILE.

    But as open source that enables open source, it does hit a minor catch-22. So it'd be better if IBM backported this further then what they'd normally do.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 12, 2019

    Meh, my upgrade decision isn't going to be based on this. IBM can either spend the 30 minutes to backport it or I can spend the 30 minutes to write my own implementation. If it comes to the latter, then I'll release it as enhancement to the crtfrmstmf portion of OSSILE.

    But as open source that enables open source, it does hit a minor catch-22. So it'd be better if IBM backported this further then what they'd normally do.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 11, 2019

    I have one word for this request. Upgrade. IBM i 7.3 has been out for about 2 years now. And, with the release of 7.4 coming, I can't imagine IBM would want to invest in this request. 7.2 will be end of support before you even know it.

    Jason

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