[Info-vax] Kednos PL/I

[Tim Sneddon]

Craig A. Berry <craigberry at nospam.mac.com> wrote:
> 
> On 9/13/23 12:52 PM, Arne Vajh??j wrote:
>> On 9/13/2023 1:48 PM, Tim Sneddon wrote:
>>> Arne Vajh??j <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>> Hey. Are you saying that PL/I will (at some point in time)
>>>> be available for VMS x86-64?
>>>
>>> Yes, that is correct.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> If yes - are you at liberty to elaborate a bit?
>>>>
>>>
>>> There is currently work underway to get PL/I to GEM BL50
>>> on Alpha. Unfortunately, PL/I was stuck at BL26 for a long
>>> time.
>>>
>>> This has been a slow process, but is starting to yield
>>> results.
>>>
>>> When the Alpha update is verified correct against the
>>> regression test library a new Alpha kit (V5.0) will be
>>> released. My guess is that it will be in Jan 2024.
>> 
>> And then you need to get it to VMS x86-64.
>> 
>> Is the plan to make an agreement with VSI and use the
>> same GEM to LLVM thing they are using?
> 
> I'm pretty sure that would be the only game in town without
> reimplementing the whole thing to use LLVM directly.

For the VMS compiler, using G2L is certainly the shortest path.

Regards, Tim.