In a recent note, Patrick O'Keefe said: > Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:58:04 -0600 > > > >I wonder how the Creator built them. > > > >I wonder what happens if they ever need service. > > I bet there's an interesting story there that will probably stay untold. > Obviously, someone linked it once. And SMP linked for me without problem. > It's not SMP's fault that it didn't know that appropriate attributes > since it wasn't given any. > A couple possibilities:
o the developer/packager didn't know how to code a link edit step. o The build requires a prelinker. SMP/E doesn't agree with prelinkers. > If it ever needs service IBM will probably rebuild it in some mysterious > way and then provide a replacement LMOD to be IEBCOPYed into the library. > Ugh. How do you package a LMOD in a PTF? Inline with GIMDTS? (Doesn't work.) Better with FROMNETWORK, which is relfile-friendly, even in PTFs. (I know; it's theoretically possible to RELFILE-package a PTF, but customers don't expect it.) --gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
