On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:34:15 -0500, John Gilmore wrote:

>The last time I looked at the text Lizette quotes was a long time ago,
>and its current version contains the subtext
>
><begin extract from extract>
>The directory is located on DASD with the data set, and is updated
>whenever the module is changed. The directory entry contains
>information about the module and where it is located in storage.
></end extract from extract>
>
>which is at best misleading.  The data-set directory contains no
>information about where in virtual or real storage any copy of a
>member may have been loaded and no indicator that it is currently
>resident.  The phrase 'in storage' should replaced by 'in the data
>set'.
> 
"storage" can refer to DASD in some contexts, such as "3990
storage subsystem".  But, yes, it should be clarified.  Your RCF?

And RMODE is a rough suggestion about where the module *should*
be located in main storage.  But is that in the directory entry?

-- gil

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