Hi everyone, I've been through the Fine Manual and the list archives, and according to my perusal this is not possible, but I'll throw it out there to the brain trust that is ASSEMBLER-LIST.
I'm working on some instruction substitution macros to catch any slips of instructions like LLH into code that for one reason or another has to be assembled with MACHINE(ZS-2), as well as better MACHINEs. In one program, we are experimenting with TYPECHECK(REGISTER) by coding two sets of equates, one GR32 and one GR64. Our one hitch is that one of these macros - specifically one for LLH, uses one instruction that wants GR32 and one instruction that wants GR64. (I can see why instructions like IILL want GR64 - I may not agree with it, but I can see the premise.) Our basic register equates are defined such that I can determine the GR32 and GR64 equates from the register supplied. However, it would helpful to know if HLASM has gone into its "more restrictive" type checking (their words from Appendix N from the Programmer's Guide) to add this extra processing, or, if not, don't bother. There's no nice &SYSOPT_ flag for TYPECHECK, nor one saying "more restrictive" has kicked in. I realize that this may be difficult, nigh impossible, depending on where in the assembly process that "more restrictive" kicks in. To handle any register equates that don't conform to our naming standard (something like CBBASE EQU R10), the oft-requested ability to SETA to an EQU value inside a macro would be wonderful. But I'm not holding my breath on that one. Short of putting in a formal enhancement request for a &SYSOPT_ or other flag (or one for TYPECHECK and one for "more restrictive" checking), or waving at Sharuff and asking if he thinks this is a good idea, does anyone have any ideas? Cheers, Ray -- M. Ray Mullins Roseville, CA, USA http://www.catherdersoftware.com/ German is essentially a form of assembly language consisting entirely of far calls heavily accented with throaty guttural sounds. ---ilvi French is essentially German with messed-up pronunciation and spelling. --Robert B Wilson English is essentially French converted to 7-bit ASCII. ---Christophe Pierret [for Alain LaBonté]
