In a recent note, Rick Fochtman said: > Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:47:08 -0500 > > If there's anybody out there old enough, they'll remember Assembler-G, > from University of Waterloo, with it's temporary update facility. > You supplied updates in IEBUPDTE format in a separate input file. > The Assembler would apply those updates to create a temporary file, > which was then assembled. IIRC, it was invoked by executing the UPASM > program, instead of ASMGASM. I used it extensively and it saved my > bacon more than once, when IEBUPDTE would have left me with a useless > source deck. > How is this superior to a library JCL proc that performs the updates to a temporary data set, then assembles from that?
ISTR an assembler for 700/7000 series that routinely accepted a delta deck along with its primary input deck. -- 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
