ILE Basic Concepts

Table 1 compares and contrasts the original program model (OPM) and the Integrated Language Environment (ILE) model. This topic briefly explains the similarities and differences listed in the table.


Table 1. Similarities and Differences between OPM and ILE
OPM ILE
Program Program

Service program

Compilation results in a runnable program Compilation results in a nonrunnable module object
Compile, run Compile, bind, run
Run units simulated for each language Activation groups
Dynamic program call Dynamic program call

Static procedure call

Single-language focus Mixed-language focus
Language-specific error handling Common error handling

Language-specific error handling

OPM debuggers Source-level debugger