IBM Visual Age C++ Batch Compiler

Concepts

• Batch Compiling
  • Overview
  • Compiler Modes
  • Compiler Options
  • Types of Input Files
  • Types of Output Files
  • Compiler Messages and Listings
• Program Parellelization (C Only)
  • Overview
  • Countable Loops
  • Reduction Operations in Parallelized Loops
  • Shared and Private Variables in a Parallel Environment
• Using VisualAge C++ Compilers with Other Programming Languages
• Shared Libraries
  • Constructing a Library
  • Object Initialization in a Group of Files
  • Overview of Shared Library Initialization
  • Specifying Priority Levels for Library Objects

Tasks

• Using VisualAge C++ Compilers with Other Programming Languages
  • Interlanguage Calling Conventions
  • Corresponding Data Types
  • Use the Subroutine Linkage Conventions in Interlanguage Calls
    • Parameter Passing
    • Call-by-Reference Parameters
    • Call-by-Value Parameters
    • Rules for Passing Parameters by Value
    • Pointers to Functions
    • Function Return Values
    • Stack Floor
    • Stack Overflow
    • Traceback Table
    • Type Encoding and Checking
  • Sample Program: C Calling Fortran
• Compile and Link in a Batch Environment
  • Set Up the Compilation Environment
  • Invoke VisualAge C++ Batch Compilers
  • Invoke the Linkage Editor
  • Specify Compiler Options
    • On the Command Line
    • In Your Program Source File
    • In a Configuration File
    • For Architecture-Specific, 32- or 64-bit Compilation
  • Specify Path Names for Include Files
• Control Parallel Processing (C Only)

Reference

• Batch Compiling and Linking
  • Compiler Options
    • Overview
    • Resolving Conflicting Compiler Options
    • List of Batch Compiler Options and Their Defaults
      • Options that Specify Compiler Characteristics
      • Options that Specify Debugging Features
      • Options that Specify Preprocessor Options
      • Options that Specify Compiler Output
      • Options that Define the Compiler Object Code Produced
      • Options that Specify Linkage Options
  • Compiler Messages
    • Message Severity Levels and Compiler Response
    • Compiler Return Codes
    • Diagnostic Message Format
  • Problem Solving
    • Message Catalog Errors
    • Page Space Errors During Compilation
• Parallel Processing Facilities (C Only)
  • #pragma Preprocessor Directives
  • Built-in Functions Used for Parallel Processing
  • IBM Run-time Options for Parallel Processing
  • OpenMP Run-time Options for Parallel Processing
• Miscellaneous References (not just for batch)
  • 32- to 64-bit Migration Considerations
  • Operating System Migration Considerations
  • ASCII Character Set
• Tools and Utilities
  • ar Command
  • c++filt Name Demangling Utility
  • CreateExportList
  • IPF/X Compiler and Viewer
  • linkxlC
  • makeC++SharedLib Command
  • Resource Compiler (irc)
    • Overview
    • Syntax
    • Defining Constants
    • Resource Script Files
  • Resource Conversion Utility (irccnv)
    • Overview
    • Syntax