You're right, and I experimentally confirmed what the manual said. Thanks.
So why not
MACRO
...
&SYSLOC LOCTR
MEND
which seems to cover everything?
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Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
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From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> on behalf
of Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 3:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Setting &sysect as CSECT or on using
On 12/20/23 12:58:41, Seymour J Metz wrote:
> Why not
>
> MACRO
> ...
> &SYSECT &SYSSTYP
> &SYSLOC LOCTR
> MEND
> .
Doesn't &SYSLOC LOCTR imply &SYSECT &SYSSTYP? I don't believe
it creates a duplicate-named location counter in a different section.
> Is there an RFE for PUSH CSECT, PUSH DSECT or PUSH LOCTR?
> .
I think Tony's suggestion covers the meager use case.
> ________________________________________
> From: Tony Harminc
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 2:46 PM>
> MACRO
> ...
> &N SETC '&SYSECT'
> &T SETC '&SYSSTYP'
> BLAH DSECT
> ...
> &N &T
> MEND
>
> is common enough in our code. I can't say I've tried it, but presumably it
> would work with an unnamed xSECT.
--
gil
