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Feature Request
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Abstract
Please tell us what features you would like to see in future releases of the XL C/C++ Compilers. You can also view current feature requests from other users, and vote on the features that you would most like to see in the product. Your request will go to the IBM XL C/C++ Compiler development team, which reviews feature requests on a monthly basis.
 
 
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To request a feature, complete the feature request form attached below and send it to xl_feature@ca.ibm.com.

To vote for existing feature request, use the Vote button to send us an email and tell us why you would like to see that feature in our future products.


Feature number
Abstract/Description
Vote
Number of Acknowledged Votes
State
271356Improve Listing File Usability by showing text section offset in PDEF (Procedure Definition)0Available
271358Report inline candidates that did not get inlined1Suggestion
278952Accept .ii files as a valid file extension0Suggestion
271292Support placing global variables in hardware registers0Suggestion
295864Make the Linux stdarg.h behave the same as the AIX stdarg.h in 32-bit mode1Suggestion
299428Option to product code for explicit instantiations, but not for non-inline templates which are instantiated implicitly (similar to gcc option -fno-implicit-templates)0Available
271690Allow declaration of aggregate variable before definition of aggregate0Available
296471Option to produce file containing the list of dependencies. (similar to gcc option -MD option)0Available
301045Supporting -> syntax for overloaded operators0Open
300745Provide a compiler option to output #pragma comment(compiler) information0Open
300747Provide a macro to output the version of compiler components0Open
301632Reduce the size of TOC1Open
303989add a macro when -qrtti is used0Open
304338Support BOOST 1.32 on z/OS1Open
307044Flag platform-specific options in compiler reference 0Open
319852Provide thread-safe STL pooled memory allocator for improved STL container performance in multi-threaded applications 0Open
8562Allow the remapping of the source path information specified in the debug information of the program being debugged 2Suggestion
340400add #pragma report for C 0Suggestion
340489option to allow macro substitution in quoted text 0Suggestion
360add xl__trbk() function, currently found in the Fortran RunTime libraries, into the C/C++ products 0Open
384improve inlining algorithm to reduce compilation time and size of generated code that uses STL 0Open
356578An improved informational message that better describes how many loops were actually SIMD vectorised and how many loops were unrolled 0Open
357642Compiler temporaries (including object files) should not be present in $cwd at all unless requested by setting the TMPDIR environment variable. 0Open
362215Diagnostics checks for duplicate mod names 0Open


State of a requirementDefinition
AcknowledgedIBM XL C/C++ Compiler Team has received this feature request.
OpenIBM XL C/C++ Compiler Team is evaluating this feature request. An additional response will be given when this evaluation has been completed.
SuggestionIBM XL C/C++ Compiler Team agrees with the feature and a solution appears to be a desirable objective. This feature will be used as input to planning, but no commitment is made or implied.
RejectedIBM XL C/C++ Compiler Team does not plan to implement this feature. Your input is appreciated.
CandidateIBM XL C/C++ Compiler Team agrees with the feature and a solution is desirable and feasible. IBM intends to provide a solution. However, IBM's plan may change, and no commitment is made that a solution will be provided.
AvailableIBM XL C/C++ Compiler Team believes that the request described has been implemented in a current XL C/C++ Compiler product.


The page is updated weekly on every Friday. No IBM commitment is made or implied as to the eventual delivery of an acceptable solution of the feature requests, nor that the user will receive any greater response than what is described here.
 
Feature Request Form.txt
 
Cross Reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Software DevelopmentVisualAge C++Compiler
Software DevelopmentXL C Enterprise Edition for AIXCompiler
Software Developmentz/OS XL C/C++Compiler
Software DevelopmentOS/390 C/C++Compiler
 
 

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 Product categories:
 Software
 Software Development
 Analysis, Modeling, Design & Construction
 VisualAge C++
 Compiler
 Operating system(s):
  All Platforms
 Software version:
  All
 Reference #:
  7005811
 IBM Group:
 Software Group
 Modified date:
 2009-05-11

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