In a message dated 3/7/02 8:08:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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> As I understand it the compilers use a shared source between the 3000 and
> 9000. Is HP going to be willing to give OpenMPE access to source code of a
> product that they are still supporting and enhancing?
>
>

A critically important point!  Perhaps HP could spilt off the MPE/iX specific
source code from the common base and engineer a standard link between the
common bas e and the MPE and HPUX specific parts?  Doing something like this
allows us to take advantage of COBOL-2002 if and when HP upgrades the
compiler to handle the pending standards changes.  If HP doesn't upgrade the
compiler, then how do we get COBOL-2002?  Do it as part of OpenMPE?  Need the
source code for the compiler then.....

Wayne Boyer

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