DC H'0' *is* an assembler routine! It's like when my code blew up on a S0C1 because the customer was running on too low an architecture. (Yes, pre-sales was supposed to ask but forgot.) My boss said "can't you put in an error message for that?" and I said "S0C1 *is* an error message." (Didn't fly.)
Regarding H'0' as a termination routine, 0 is architecturally guaranteed to always be an invalid opcode, so I say it passes the "bite" test. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:13 AM To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Performance of Decimal Floating Point Instruction On 2017-05-11, at 06:34, Charles Mills wrote: >> If you need a way to ABEND, use the proper LE service, or an assembler > routine. Anything else will bite you sooner or later. > > AMEN! > No more "DC H'0'" -- gil
