Support for new hardware built-in functions
Description: The XL C/C++ compiler introduces the following new hardware built-in functions to support hardware packed-decimal instructions:
- Compare Decimal (CP)
- Add Decimal (AP)
- Subtract Decimal (SP)
- Multiply Decimal (MP)
- Divide Decimal (DP)
- Shift and Round Decimal (SRP)
The XL C/C++ compiler introduces the following new hardware built-in functions to support conversions between DFP and Zoned types:
- Zoned to DFP conversion (CDZT)
- Zoned to DFP conversion (CXZT)
- DFP to Zoned conversion (CZDT)
- DFP to Zoned conversion (CZXT)
When change was introduced: z/OS® V2R1
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