This thread blurs the lines between what is "ILE" and what are features
of various ILE languages (C, C++, COBOL or RPG IV).
That is a symptom of another problem -- many midrange developers do not
really understand the distinction between what are "ILE" features and
what are features of a given language implementation (e.g. ILE RPG IV).
This can lead to confusion, or worse -- poor design choices, etc.
Soon after ILE was first introduced at V2R3, I joked:
QUESTION: What does "ILE" stand for?
ANSWER: It's a Linkage Editor!
The CRTPGM, CRTSRVPGM. UPDPGM and UPDSRVPGM commands, are the interface
to the ILE "binder" which is in fact a linkage editor, so this
characterization is not far from the truth.
ILE has other important features, such as "Activation Groups" and
runtime storage management, but at its core, ILE is mainly about
*MODULEs and how to package them into *PGMs and *SRVPGMs for deployment
and use at execution time.
Mark S. Waterbury
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact
[javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.
midrange.com
