I think that option 2 would be best for ooRexx backwards compatibility.

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> On Sep 7, 2015, at 9:58 AM, Walter Pachl <christel.u.w.pa...@chello.at> wrote:
> 
> I would vote for 2 (cheapest and honest solution)
> Add a sentence to each:
> Address hostemu 'TS' is equivalent to Call trace '?R'
> Address hostemu 'TE' is equivalent to Call trace 'O'
> Address hostemu 'HI' is equivalent to Signal halt
> 
> That's what I see with this little Test program
> 
> Trace R
> Do i=1 To 100000
>  j=i**i
>  If i<5 Then
>    Say 'i='i 'j='j
>  If i=2 Then
>    address hostemu 'TS'
>  If i=3 Then
>    address hostemu 'TE'
>  End
> Say i
> address hostemu 'HI'
> Say i
> ::requires hostemu LIBRARY   
> 
> Note that these subcommands can also be entered in lowercase or mixed case 
> :-)     
> 
> Option 1: still cheaper but not quite as clear
> Option 3: As cheap as 2 but not quite as honest
> Option 4: Some effort and honest
> Option 5: I couldn't possibly estimate the (huge) effort and I doubt that the 
> hostemu Library should/would play a role there
> 
> Walter
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: CVBruce [mailto:cvbr...@gmail.com] 
> Gesendet: Montag, 07. September 2015 17:55
> An: Open Object Rexx Users <oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Betreff: Re: [Oorexx-users] How to use HI, TS and TE in *nix (bash)
> 
> Let me summarize the discussion:
> 
> 1. The hostemu environment commands “TS” “TE” and “HI” work as documented in 
> the ooRexx Rexx Extensions manual.
> 2. The commands mentioned above although named like the CMS commands, don’t 
> work like the CMS commands.
> 3. The commands mentioned above offer little if any additional functionality 
> to ooRexx.
> 
> It would be interesting to hear from the author to understand his/her reason 
> for implementing the commands.
> 
> Possible paths forward:
> 1. Do nothing.
> 2. Add documentation to clarify the use and restrictions of the current 
> commands.
> 3. Remove documentation referring to the commands, i.e. make them 
> undocumented.
> 4. Remove the commands from the software and documentation.
> 5. Enter an RFE to change how the commands work to be compatible with the 
> workings of the CMS commands.
> 
> Bruce
>> On Sep 6, 2015, at 11:39 PM, Walter Pachl <christel.u.w.pa...@chello.at> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Currently I see this:
>> 
>> C:\Users\Walter>rexx loop
>> 90000001
>> 
>> C:\Users\Walter>hi
>> Der Befehl "hi" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder konnte nicht 
>> gefunden werden.
>> 
>> C:\Users\Walter>rexx loop
>> 90000001
>> 
>> C:\Users\Walter>ts
>> Der Befehl "ts" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder konnte nicht 
>> gefunden werden.
>> 
>> So my "immediate" commands are kept till my rexx ends.
>> 
>> Not so on CMS
>> 
>> Walter
>> PS Der Befehl "xx" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder konnte nicht 
>> gefunden werden.
>>    The 'xx' command was spelt incorrectly or could not be found 
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: J. Leslie Turriff [mailto:jlturr...@mail.com]
>> Gesendet: Sonntag, 06. September 2015 21:07
>> An: Open Object Rexx Users <oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
>> Betreff: Re: [Oorexx-users] How to use HI, TS and TE in *nix (bash)
>> 
>>> On Saturday 05 September 2015 21:10:57 CVBruce wrote:
>>> I feel that I overstated the case, in that I do believe they are a 
>>> part of Rexx, in that they are supported in a particular Rexx 
>>> implementation.
>>> There are always going to be locally implemented features that are 
>>> not universally available in every implementation of the language.
>>> 
>>> Bruce
>> 
>>    Agreed; but if provided as an emulation of another platform's 
>> capabilities, they should actually provide that capability.
>> 
>> --
>>        A Caution to Everybody
>> 
>>    Consider the Auk;
>>    Becoming extinct because he forgot how to fly, and could only walk.
>>    Consider man, who may well become extinct
>>    Because he forgot how to walk and learned how to fly before he thinked.
>> 
>> -- Ogden Nash
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