Porting applications between platforms

Your Linux® on x86 system has a different hardware and operating-system architecture than an IBM Z® or IBM® Power® system. Because of these differences, some problems can arise as you move COBOL programs between these environments.

Your IBM Power system has a different hardware and operating-system architecture than an IBM Z or Linux on x86 system.

The Related tasks and reference below describe some of the differences between development platforms, and provide instructions to help you minimize portability problems.

Related references
Summary of differences from IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS