Re: Recreate SvcPgm no change QSrvSrc - signature same

Hi Fran,

> I made yet another change with P$Date but didn't change the binder
> source (*Current to *Prv) because there was no need. Figured, well, I AM
> still testing and will be recompiling the new RPGLE pgms that call it.
> Why bother? Checked the signatures before and after re-creating the
> service program. Hmmph...that current signature didn't change. The
> previous still matches the program that needs to go back into producion.
> I read it four times to be sure (I'm thinking seriously of giving them
> my own names, now). If the signature is generated when the service
> program is created, why didn't it create a new signature for *Current?

I'm assuming that you're using the defaults for STRPGMEXP?  In other
words, you have:
STRPGMEXP PGMLVL(*CURRENT) LVLCHK(*YES) SIGNATURE(*GEN)

If thats the case, you'll always get the same signature as long as you
don't add/remove/rename/rearrange the exported symbols in your binder
source.

You can change the RPG source as much as you like, as long as it doesn't
require a change to the binder source, it'll have no effect on the
signature.

If you use LVLCHK(*NO) or SIGNATURE('mysignature') then it's even less
restrictive.  In those cases, you'll never get a signature violation, even
if you DO change the exports in the binder source.  But then it's even
more important not to remove or rearrange the exports in the binder
source, since that could cause existing programs to call the wrong
procedures...