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RLFILE Directive
This directive causes each program unit to be compiled into its own
object module.
Syntax
$RLFILE
Default None; the compiler creates a relocatable object
file containing one module for all procedures.
Location The RLFILE directive must occur before any
nondirective statement in the program unit,
including the program head.
Impact on This directive results in less efficient use of
Performance library space than compiling each procedure
individually from separate source files because,
for each procedure in the source program file, a
module is either added or updated (if it already
exists) in a relocatable library. (Refer to the HP
Link Editor/iX Reference Manual for more
information on relocatable libraries.) This
directive puts additional information into the
object file (of type NMRL), thus significantly
increasing the object file size.
Additional Information
Each program unit (identified by a PROGRAM, SUBROUTINE, FUNCTION, or
BLOCK DATA statement) is compiled into its own object module and placed
into a file of type NMRL. The default file name is $OLDPASS. In
subsequent compilations into the same RL file, program units will replace
corresponding object modules of the same name. This functionality allows
you to add and delete entries on the program unit level (versus module
level) using the Link Editor.
This directive provides the same functionality available with FORTRAN
77/V when doing multiple compiles into the same USL file.