Re: CALL, CALLP, & CALLB

["Joe Teff" <jteff19@xxxxxxx>]

>The only remaining question I have on the CALLB/CALLP is how
>folks are documenting the modules that are bound by copy so
>that when a sub-program is changed, how do you keep track of
>which programs to update across your system?

The cross-reference tool Pathfinder from Hawkeye works great.

>It is obvious that you should not bind a program that changes
>frequently, but occasionally changes to occur to bound modules.

I don't see where the volumne of changes to a module has any
bearing on this. A module that is used by a large number of
programs is a candidate for a Service Program. A module that
is used by a few programs is a candidate for a bound program.
Breaking a large program up into manageable components is
also a candidate for a bound program.

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