The Finalist software installation includes the following load libraries.
| Load Library | Description |
|---|---|
| 31-bit non-XPLINK | Standard load library with full support. |
| 31-bit XPLINK | Higher level of performance compared to the 31-bit non-XPLINK load library; however, the 31-bit XPLINK load library requires XPLINK linkage for entry and exit. Your application must be compiled specifically to support XPLINK. XPLINK provides limited support for the Finalist Compatibility Interface (CI). |
| 64-bit | For pure 64-bit applications. 64-bit is only available with XPLINK. You cannot mix 31-bit and 64-bit processes. As of publish date, IBM COBOL does not support 64-bit. COBOL applications cannot call the 64-bit version of Finalist. C and High Level Assembler (HLASM) are the only IBM compilers currently supported for 64-bit processing. The Finalist batch driver, PGM=FINALIST, fully supports the 64-bit environment when run from the 64-bit load library. |
The Finalist Compatibility Interface (CI) remains supported in the 31-bit non-XPLINK environment. The CI (FINAL, FINALOL, LPFN000, etc.) is not supported in the 64-bit environment. There are currently no plans to support the CI in the 64-bit environment due to the inherent complexities of 64-bit and XPLINK processing. Clients planning on migrating beyond 31-bit non-XPLINK or to platforms other than z/OS should include re-writing applications to the Finalist native interface.
Although modified to run natively in a 64-bit environment, Finalist is not fully exploiting 64-bit processing at this time. Planning is underway to more fully exploit 64-bit processing in future releases.