Phil, You say these files are identical. I believe that is not the case, I believe they are, in fact, the same. If you go into the 'lib' directory and do a 'ls -l', you will get the permission bits on the left. If the first character is a '-', it's a normal file, but if it's a 'l', it's actually a link or a pointer to the other location. I wouldn't remove it.
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Phil Smith III Sent: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 12:04 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] SMP/E and USS Consider this from an SMPMCS: ++HFS(dddddddd) DISTLIB(lllllll) SYSLIB(sssssss) BINARY LINK('lib/libdddddddd.a') PARM(PATHMODE(0,6,4,4)) RELFILE(5) . That creates, in the directory specified on the DDDEF for sssssss, file dddddddd; and in the lib\ directory under that, libdddddddd.a. These files are identical. I don't need the dddddddd for linking etc.; do I need it for later service or something? If it's not required, why did SMP/E leave it there? Reading the doc found very little about this. It's not a huge deal, just kinda ugly, UNLESS it's required for some reason. Yes, I could us SHSCRIPT to run a script to delete it, but that seems unlikely to be necessary just to remove cruft. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN