On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 13:06:56 -0700, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >It would be possible always to SUPersede, but in the case where >an error in a large SYSMOD can be corrected by a smaller SYSMOD, >I consider the minimalist approach prudent.
Indeed, sometimes PE chains get very long and the number of elements involved grows rapidly as they are followed. If it were a requirement that a fixing PTF always SUP the fixed PTF, the PTFs would often become huge. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
