Creating applications with Language Environment

This topic explains the steps for creating and running an executable program, and provides an overview of runtime options.

Note: The terms having to do with linking (bind, binding, link, link-edit, and so on) refer to the process of creating an executable program from object modules (the output that is produced by compilers and assemblers). The program used is the DFSMS program management binder. The binder extends the services of the linkage editor and is the default program provided for creating an executable. For information that is specific to the linkage editor, see z/OS MVS Program Management: User's Guide and Reference and z/OS MVS Program Management: Advanced Facilities.

If you have an application that contains interlanguage calls, you might need to relink-edit it to take advantage of the Language Environment ILC support. See z/OS V2R1.0 Language Environment Runtime Application Migration Guide for more information.