Re: Strange prelink phenomenon

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From: Steve Comstock
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:49

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John Krew wrote:
> I think I solved this puzzle.
>
> In the assembler routine causing the problem, I carelessly specified the csect name in the END
> statement even though the assembler program was a called routine and not a main program.
> (Apparently it "started out in life" as a main program (during the initial writing and testing)
> and evolved into a called subroutine.)    Apparently, the PRELINK step will generate a CEESTART
> csect only if none of the other csects processed by the PRELINK had an END statement specifying an
> entry point (which makes obvious sense).
>

That doesn't make sense.

Putting the CSECT name in the END statement
is simply a way of identifying where the
entry point of this program should be. So
when the subroutine is called, that is
where execution of the subroutine begins.

Does not influence generation of a CEESTART
by the Assembler or binder or prelinker,
as far as I know.

Kind regards,

-Steve Comstock

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From: Steve Comstock <steve@trainersfriend.com>
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Subject: Re: Strange prelink phenomenon
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