>C++ style comments: I have avoided using these just in case somebody >with a non-C++ compiler wants to compile it. (I have no idea, for
>example, if the z/OS compiler recognizes C++ comments.)
I will check the z/OS-z/VM compiler and let you know, but it should work since it IS a C/C++ compiler (believe it or not but the good Ol' mainframe does have all the new technologies like C++, DLL, POSIX style UNIX services at al). The VM was actually invented here :)