From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:39:27 +0000 From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Message-ID: References: <13426df10807280822s7b590c8crd30e2a78dd102c84@mail.gmail.com>, <488F5686.6030904@sun.com> Subject: Re: [9fans] bundle //GO.SYSIN DD Topicbox-Message-UUID: f4b5b334-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 In article <488F5686.6030904@sun.com>, Roman V. Shaposhnik wrote: >ron minnich wrote: >> more useless crap from memory: >> >> the actual correct usage is >> //GO.SYSIN DD * >> >> but of course the * would make things messy. >> >> See this and realize this stuff is still being taught! >> http://www.coba.unt.edu/itds/courses/bcis3690/bcis3690.ht >So... for the dense ones (like myself), what IS the joke Rob was >referring to? JCL == Java Control Language? I doubt it. Some files (some software packaged up) are make to unravel and install themselves on a number of different systems just by running the file, so I suspect it was a reference to something along those lines, though I'm totally wild guessing myself, but suspect it was being used something like a UNIX sh `here document', and he thought that as cute enough to drag along :) -- Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?