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October 2022 documentation refresh for Enterprise PL/I for z/OS 6.1

  
The Enterprise PL/I for z/OS 6.1 documentation is refreshed to include the following enhancements:

New keyword

  • VAR4 can be used as an abbreviation for the VARYING4 attribute.

New built-in functions

New compiler options
  • The MAXSTATIC compiler option causes the compiler to flag STATIC variables that exceed a specified size.

Modified compiler options
  • The HASH suboption of the FILEREF compiler option specifies that each line in the file reference table is followed by a line containing the hex value of a 256-bit SHA-2 hash of that file.
  • The SOURCE suboption of the TEST compiler option specifies that if the GOFF option is also specified, then the compiler will include in a no-load class in the generated object file all the source files in the same compressed format used for the TEST(SEPARATE) option.
  • The HASH suboption of the XINFO(XML) compiler option specifies that for each FILENAME line, the generated XML file is followed by a line containing the hex value of a 256-bit SHA-2 hash of that file enclosed in the <CONTENTHASH> and </CONTENTHASH> tags.

The latest Enterprise PL/I for z/OS 6.1 product documentation is available in IBM Documentation. You can also find the Enterprise PL/I for z/OS documentation (both online and PDF versions) in the PL/I documentation library.  If you have any comments regarding the PL/I documentation, please send them to compinfo@cn.ibm.com.