(Partial) Review from the 1st run of tests vs BRexx/370’s Release I, Version V2R1M0

[reggiemack-310]

Hi!

The attached document addresses several findings that revealed themselves while the 1st major fully operational release of BRexx/370 (i.e., version V2R1M0) is under evaluation. The porting of BRexx to BRexx/370 is very, very solid. Most of the findings thus far are minor giving rise to the robustness of the port. Wunderbar!

I chose not to break out the topics into separate issues such that it can be done with some consensus (at least with the developers input) as to what should or should be addressed and and targeting what release ...

The review was released early to ensure topic 4 which is a sister issue to now closed issue #26 was addressed in kind.

I am looking forward to continuing to complete the evaluation of the rest of the language elements of BRexx/370’s release 1 and then on to release 2, which I understand is close at hand to be published.

BRexx370.Release1.Review.(partial).pdf

Too Much Fun ...

[mgrossmann]

Thank you @reggiemack-310 ... great work ...

[mgrossmann]

Hello @reggiemack-310

we will break your document down into separate issues. I will then link them here.

[reggiemack-310]

That’s great! I think that you would know best what to breakout and where to assign. Thanks …

[mgrossmann]

• Running [tso] rx -
• Running [tso] r[ex]x -a
• GetEnv(‘PATH’)
• STREAM BiF’s Rexx Standard Open Commands
• Duplicate Labels
• STREAM open commands of UPDATE and APPEND
• STREAM open commands of UPDATEBINARY and APPENDBINARY
• The SOUNDEX Function dysfunction
• BSTORAGE() Function
• ADDR/BADDR
• FORMAT function is non-standard