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Workspace IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM
Categories Assembler
Created by Guest
Created on May 24, 2013

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Reduce Severity of error when macro call specifies option twice.

If an attempt is made to assemble assembler source that has a macro call with the same parameter specified twice the assembler will produce the following message:

** ASMA018S Duplicate keyword in macro call; last value is used - DFHSI/SUFFIX

(In this case I am assembling a CICS System Initialisation Table).

And gives a return code 12.

It seems a bit inconsistent to state that the last value specified will be used and then regard this as a severe error.

Searching the assembler messages for "duplicate" produces the following messages:

ASMA004E Duplicate SET symbol declaration; first is retained
ASMA048E ENTRY error - xxxxxxxx (quotes duplicate symbol as possible cause)
ASMA011E Inconsistent global declarations; first is retained
ASMA043E Previously defined symbol - xxxxxxxx

I've not done an exhaustive check but the general trend for duplicates is error (rc=8) not severe.

Personally, I'd prefer a warning (rc=4) for any messages that state which of the duplicate values are being used but as a minimum consider the message ASMA018 should be an error to be consistent with ASMA004.

(For completeness messages used are at: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r12/topic/com.ibm.zos.r12.asma100/asmp1020208.htm#wq682

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 5, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - High Level Assembler (HLASM)

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - High Level Assembler (HLASM)

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 21, 2014

    This RFE request has been delivered in APAR PI28368.
    Regards - HLASM Team @ Hursley

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 24, 2013

    It is not unreasonable to request the change of severity from 12 to 8 for this particular error - so that it is in line with problems of a similar nature.
    We accept this requirement as an uncommitted candidate.

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