VMS Help MACRO, VAX MACRO Assembler, Qualifiers  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  /ALPHA

    On Alpha systems, invokes the MACRO-64 Assembler for OpenVMS Alpha
    (if installed on the system). For a description of the assembler,
    see the MACRO-64 Assembler for OpenVMS Alpha Reference Manual.

  /ANALYSIS_DATA

       /ANALYSIS_DATA[=filespec]
       /NOANALYSIS_DATA (default)

    Controls whether the assembler creates an analysis data file for
    the OpenVMS Source Code Analyzer (SCA), and optionally provides
    the file specification.

    By default, the assembler does not create an analysis data file.
    If you specify the /ANALYSIS_DATA qualifier without a file
    specification, the assembler creates a file with the same file
    name as the first input file for the MACRO command. The default
    file type for analysis data files is .ANA. When you specify the
    /ANALYSIS_DATA qualifier, you can control the defaults applied to
    the output file specification by the placement of the qualifier
    in the command line.

  /CROSS_REFERENCE

       /CROSS_REFERENCE[=(function[,...])]
       /NOCROSS_REFERENCE (default)

    Controls whether a listing is produced of the locations in the
    source file where the specified function (or functions) is
    defined or referenced. If you specify only one function, you
    can omit the parentheses.

    You can specify the following functions:

    ALL         Cross-references directives, macros, operation codes,
                registers, and symbols
    DIRECTIVES  Cross-references directives
    MACROS      Cross-references macros
    OPCODES     Cross-references operation codes
    REGISTERS   Cross-references registers
    SYMBOLS     Cross-references symbols

    Because the assembler writes the cross-references to the listing
    file, you must specify the /LIST qualifier with the /CROSS_
    REFERENCE qualifier. If you specify no functions in the /CROSS_
    REFERENCE qualifier, the assembler assumes the default value
    of /CROSS_REFERENCE=(MACROS,SYMBOLS). The /NOCROSS_REFERENCE
    qualifier excludes the cross-reference listing.

  /DEBUG

       /DEBUG[=option]
       /NODEBUG (default)

    Includes or excludes local symbols in the symbol table or
    traceback information in the object module. You can replace the
    /ENABLE and /DISABLE qualifiers with the /DEBUG and /NODEBUG
    qualifiers when you use the appropriate DEBUG and TRACEBACK
    options. The /DEBUG or the /NODEBUG qualifier overrides debugging
    characteristics set with the .ENABLE or .DISABLE assembler
    directives.

    You can specify one or more of the following options:

    ALL         Includes in the object module all local symbols
                in the symbol table, and provides all traceback
                information for the debugger. This option is
                equivalent to /ENABLE=(DEBUG,TRACEBACK).
    NONE        Makes local symbols and traceback information in
                the object module unavailable to the debugger. This
                option is equivalent to /DISABLE=(DEBUG,TRACEBACK).
    SYMBOLS     Makes all local symbols in the object module
                available to the debugger. Makes traceback
                information unavailable to the debugger. This option
                is equivalent to /ENABLE=DEBUG and /DISABLE=TRACEBACK
                together.
    TRACEBACK   Makes traceback information in the object module
                available to the debugger and local symbols
                unavailable to the debugger. This option is
                equivalent to /ENABLE=TRACEBACK and /DISABLE=DEBUG
                together.

    If you specify no options to the /DEBUG qualifier, it assumes the
    default value of /DEBUG=ALL.

  /DIAGNOSTICS

       /DIAGNOSTICS[=filespec]
       /NODIAGNOSTICS (default)

    Creates a file containing assembler messages and diagnostic
    information. If you omit the file specification, the default file
    name is the same as the source program; the default file type is
    DIA.

    No wildcard characters are allowed in the file specification.

    The diagnostics file is reserved for use with Digital layered
    products, such as the VAX Language-Sensitive Editor (LSE).

  /DISABLE

       /DISABLE=(function[,...])
       /NODISABLE

    Provides initial settings for the functions disabled by the
    .DISABLE assembler directive. You can specify one or more of
    the following functions:

    ABSOLUTE    Assembles relative addresses as absolute addresses.
    DEBUG       Includes local symbol table information in the object
                file for use with the debugger.
    GLOBAL      Assumes undefined symbols to be external symbols.
    SUPPRESSION Suppresses listing of unreferenced symbols in the
                symbol table.
    TRACEBACK   Provides traceback information to the debugger.
    TRUNCATION  Truncates floating-point numbers (if truncation is
                disabled, numbers are rounded).
    VECTOR      Enables the assembler to accept and correctly process
                vector code.

    If you specify only one function, you can omit the
    parentheses. If you specify no functions in the
    /DISABLE qualifier, it assumes the default value of
    /DISABLE=(ABSOLUTE,DEBUG, TRUNCATION, VECTOR). The /NODISABLE
    qualifier has the same effect as not specifying the /DISABLE
    qualifier, or negates the effects of any /DISABLE qualifiers
    specified earlier in the command line.

  /ENABLE

       /ENABLE=(function[,...])
       /NOENABLE

    Provides initial settings for the functions controlled by the
    .ENABLE assembler directive. You can specify one or more of the
    following functions:

    ABSOLUTE    Assembles relative addresses as absolute addresses.
    DEBUG       Includes local symbol table information in the object
                file for use with the debugger.
    GLOBAL      Assumes undefined symbols to be external symbols.
    SUPPRESSION Suppresses listing of unreferenced symbols in the
                symbol table.
    TRACEBACK   Provides traceback information to the debugger.
    TRUNCATION  Truncates floating-point numbers (if truncation is
                disabled, numbers are rounded).
    VECTOR      Enables the assembler to accept and correctly process
                vector code.

    The /NOENABLE qualifier has the same effect as not specifying
    the /ENABLE qualifier, or negates the effects of any /ENABLE
    qualifiers specified earlier in the command line. You can
    specify one or more of the functions listed in the description
    of the /DISABLE qualifier. If you specify only one function,
    you can omit the parentheses. If you specify no functions
    in the /DISABLE qualifier, it assumes the default value of
    /ENABLE=(GLOBAL,TRACEBACK,SUPPRESSION).

  /LIBRARY

       /LIBRARY
       /NOLIBRARY

    Positional qualifier. The /LIBRARY qualifier cannot be used with
    the /UPDATE qualifier.

    The associated input file to the /LIBRARY qualifier must be a
    macro library. The default file type is MLB. The /NOLIBRARY
    qualifier has the same effect as not specifying the /LIBRARY
    qualifier, or negates the effects of any /LIBRARY qualifiers
    specified earlier in the command line.

    The assembler can search up to 16 libraries, one of which is
    always STARLET.MLB. This number applies to a particular assembly,
    not necessarily to a particular MACRO command. If you enter the
    MACRO command so that more than one source file is assembled,
    but the source files are assembled separately, you can specify up
    to 16 macro libraries for each separate assembly. More than one
    macro library in an assembly causes the libraries to be searched
    in reverse order of their specification.

    A macro call in a source program causes the assembler to begin
    the following sequence of searches:

    1. An initial search of the libraries specified with the .LIBRARY
       directive. The assembler searches these libraries in the
       reverse order of that in which they were declared.

    2. If the macro definition is not found in any of the libraries
       specified with the .LIBRARY directive, a search of the
       libraries specified in the MACRO command line (in the reverse
       order in which they were specified).

    3. If the macro definition is not found in any of the libraries
       specified in the command line, a search of STARLET.MLB.

  /LIST

       /LIST[=filespec]
       /NOLIST

    Creates or omits an output listing, and optionally provides an
    output file specification for it. The default file type for the
    listing file is LIS. No wildcard characters are allowed in the
    file specification.

    An interactive MACRO command does not produce a listing file
    by default. The /NOLIST qualifier, present either explicitly or
    by default, causes errors to be reported on the current output
    device.

    The /LIST qualifier is the default for a MACRO command in a
    batch job. The /LIST qualifier allows you to control the defaults
    applied to the output file specification by the placement of the
    qualifier in the command line. For more information on entering
    output file qualifiers, see the OpenVMS User's Manual.

  /OBJECT

       /OBJECT[=filespec]
       /NOOBJECT

    Creates or omits an object module. It also defines the file
    specification. By default, the assembler creates an object module
    with the same file name as the first input file. The default file
    type for object files is OBJ. No wildcard characters are allowed
    in the file specification.

    The /OBJECT qualifier controls the defaults applied to the
    output file specification by the placement of the qualifier in
    the command line. For more information on entering output file
    qualifiers, see the OpenVMS User's Manual.

  /SHOW

       /SHOW[=(function[,...])]
       /NOSHOW[=(function[,...])]

    Provides initial settings for the functions controlled by the
    assembler directives .SHOW and .NOSHOW.

    You can specify one or more of the following functions:

    CONDITIONALS  Lists unsatisfied conditional code associated with
                  .IF and .ENDC MACRO directives.
    CALLS         Lists macro calls and repeat range expansions.
    DEFINITIONS   Lists macro definitions.
    EXPANSIONS    Lists macro expansions.
    BINARY        Lists binary code generated by the expansion of
                  macro calls.

    If you specify more than one function, separate each with a
    comma and enclose the list in parentheses. If you specify
    no functions in the /SHOW qualifier, it increments the
    listing level count; the /NOSHOW qualifier decrements the
    count in similar circumstances. Because these qualifiers
    contribute to the listing file, you must also specify the
    /LIST qualifier when you use them. If you do not specify
    the /SHOW qualifier, the MACRO command assumes a default of
    /SHOW=(CONDITIONALS,CALLS,DEFINITIONS). If you specify only one
    function, you can omit the parentheses.

  /UPDATE

       /UPDATE[=(update-filespec[,...])]
       /NOUPDATE

    Positional qualifier. The /UPDATE qualifier cannot be used with
    the /ALPHA, the /LIBRARY, or the /MIGRATION  qualifier.

    Updates the input file it qualifies by using the SUMSLP batch
    editor and the specified update file or files. By default, the
    assembler assumes that the update file has the same file name
    as the input source file and a file type of UPD. You cannot
    include a wildcard character in the file specifications. If it
    cannot find a specified update file, the assembler prints an
    informational message and continues the assembly.

    If you specify only one update file, you can omit the
    parentheses. If you specify more than one update file, the
    assembler merges the contents into a single list of updates
    before applying the updates to the source file.

    The /NOUPDATE qualifier has the same effect as not specifying the
    /UPDATE qualifier, or negates any /UPDATE qualifiers specified
    earlier in the command line. The input source file and update
    files are not changed by the update operation. The effects of the
    update appear in the compiled output. If you specify the /LIST
    qualifier with the /UPDATE qualifier, the assembler writes an
    audit trail of the changes to the listing file.