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Compile Preprocessor

An aspect of i OS system documentation that is often overlooked is the recording of the object attributes that are specified as compiler overrides on the various create commands (CRTRPGPGM, CRTCLPGM, CRTPF, and CRTDSPF). This information, which in some cases is essential for the successful use of an object, is stored on the object description, and can easily be lost if the object is recompiled.

Here are some examples:

• For a database file - the maximum number of members
• For a program - the profile that the program is to run under
• For a command: the name of the command processing program, and the modes under which the command may run

Toolkit provides a utility, the Compile Preprocessor that ensures the information is not lost; instead it is stored in the source of objects and is automatically added when compilation takes place. The utility also provides several other extremely useful functions:

• Cancellation of previous compilation listings (thus the default listing retrieved by SEU is always the latest version).
• Storing of compile time overrides.
• Synchronization of object text, source titles, and source member text
• Suppression of non-essential cross-reference listings