256 Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics
As part of the compilation step, you need to define the LIBDEF statements
needed for the compilation and specify any compiler options necessary for your
program and the desired output.
10.3.1 What is a precompiler?
Some compilers have a precompiler or preprocessor to process statements that
are not part of the computer programming language. If your source program
contains EXEC CICS statements or EXEC SQL statements, then it must first be
pre-processed to convert these statements into COBOL, PL/I, or Assembler
language statements, depending on the language in which your program is
written.
10.3.2 What is an object deck?
An object deck is a collection of one or more compilation units produced ...