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Getting Started as an MPE/iX Programmer Programmer's Guide

Starting and Ending HP Link Editor/XL 

You automatically use HP Link Editor/XL when you execute one of the
MPE/iX commands that compiles and links a program in one step or
compiles, links, and executes a program in one step.  You can directly
start HP Link Editor/XL in one of the following ways:

   *   Enter the :LINKEDIT command at the MPE/iX prompt:

               :LINKEDIT

HP Link Editor/XL displays its command line prompt LinkEd>, and waits for
you to enter a command.  Each time you enter a link editor command, it is
executed and you are prompted to enter another.  This continues until you
end HP Link Editor/XL with the EXIT command.

   *   Enter a :LINK command at the MPE/iX prompt:

               :LINK FROM=EX1OBJ;TO=EX1PROG;RL=LIBRL

The link editor performs the link operation, then ends.  The :LINK
command is discussed in Chapter 3 and has the same syntax when used at
the MPE/iX command level as when entered at the link editor prompt.

   *   Enter a :RUN or a :LINKEDIT command, with an INFO string, at the
       MPE/iX prompt.  Enter an INFO string that contains one link editor
       command:

               :RUN LINKEDIT.PUB.SYS;INFO="LISTRL;RL=LIBRL"

Or you can use the short form:

               :LINKEDIT "LISTRL;RL=LIBRL"

The command in the INFO string is executed and HP Link Editor/XL ends.
You can execute any link editor command in this manner.

There are three situations that terminate HP Link Editor/XL:

   *   When you explicitly end HP Link Editor/XL by entering the EXIT
       command:

               LinkEd> EXIT

You can abbreviate the EXIT command as E, EX, or EXI. The commands QUIT,
Q, and BYE also terminate HP Link Editor/XL.

   *   When end-of-file in $STDINX is encountered.

   *   When an error occurs in a batch job.  An error message is printed,
       the system Job Control Word (JCW) is set to indicate a fatal
       error, and HP Link Editor/XL ends.

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