On Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:43:59 -0500, Charles Mills wrote:
>
>Yeah, I know how to do a front-end to the C++ but I would rather not add that
>complexity.
>
(Guessing) How about ADDRESS LINKMVS to a minimal function? Just:
LR R15,R0
BR R15
Yes, it adds another thing to the protocol.
>If no one comes up with a better answer I will just go with passing 0 for the
>Environment Block and see what happens.
>
>Why couldn't Rexx have put the Environment Block pointer somewhere *standard*?
>They pass a bunch of pointers off of R1 -- why not one more?
>
o Compatibility with bad CMS conventions
o Using a register that's presumed useless.
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gil
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