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by **Wayne Scot** » Sat, 18 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Hi Folks:

When I compile and link shared images and executables, the linker
tells when there are warnings and errors in the files. When I
specify the /map option, I can search the .map files for "link-".
But if I don't watch the linker output and have no .map file,
how can I check the binary for cleanliness? Oh yeah, and in DCL?

There must be a way, but I don't see it in Hoff's shared image
cookbook file; nor do I see anything obvious in the librarian
help text. Where should I be looking?

Thanks,
Wayne

by **Bob Koehl** » Sat, 18 Dec 1999 04:00:00

> Hi Folks:

> When I compile and link shared images and executables, the linker
> tells when there are warnings and errors in the files. When I
> specify the /map option, I can search the .map files for "link-".
> But if I don't watch the linker output and have no .map file,
> how can I check the binary for cleanliness? Oh yeah, and in DCL?

LINK will tell you it's own errors and record them in the map file
if it cannot link the objects. It will also report if a compiler
created an object but reported a warning or error and so noted in
the object file. In the latter case you're best off looking in the
compiler's listing file to find the problem.

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by **Phil Howel** » Tue, 21 Dec 1999 04:00:00

>Hi Folks:

>When I compile and link shared images and executables, the linker
>tells when there are warnings and errors in the files. When I
>specify the /map option, I can search the .map files for "link-".
>But if I don't watch the linker output and have no .map file,
>how can I check the binary for cleanliness? Oh yeah, and in DCL?

If you link a known "clean" module with a shared image that has errors or
warnings in it, it will give you a warning message.
something like link-w-????? module had compilation errors
Phil

by **Hoff Hoffm** » Wed, 22 Dec 1999 04:00:00

:When I compile and link shared images and executables, the linker
:tells when there are warnings and errors in the files. When I
:specify the /map option, I can search the .map files for "link-".
:But if I don't watch the linker output and have no .map file,
:how can I check the binary for cleanliness? Oh yeah, and in DCL?

If you want to try this approach, you can look directly at the object
language for the platform... Specifically, you'll need to dig out the
End Of Module (EOM or EEOM, VAX or Alpha, respectively) or the End Of
Module Word (EOMW or EEOMW) record, and check the error severity field.

The object language is documented in the LINKER manual.

For a peek at the EOM/EEOM/EOMW/EEOMW record, see:

$ ANALYZE/OBJECT/EOM object.obj

As for examining the shareable images, you get to look for the EOMWARN
error signaled from lib$find_image_symbol or similar such. (I'd have
to dig out where this is retrieved from, but it would not surprise me
to learn it is basically from the same *EOM* record referenced above.)

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checking binaries for linker warnings?

checking binaries for linker warnings?

checking binaries for linker warnings?

checking binaries for linker warnings?

checking binaries for linker warnings?