LITLINK

Restriction: This directive is supported in native COBOL only.

Syntax:

>>-.---.-.-----LITLINK-.-----------.-.-----><
   +-/-+ |             +-"integer"-+ |
         +-NOLITLINK-----------------+

Parameters:

integer: Must be 1 or 2.

Properties:

Default:
Phase:	Generate
$SET:	Initial

Comments:

This directive only affects object code files.

With LITLINK"2", if the name in a CALL literal statement starts with a single underscore - "_name" - a litlinked call to entry-name _name is generated. If it starts with a double underscore - "__name", a litlinked call to entry-name name is generated. (That is the entry-names are declared as public symbols.)

With LITLINK or LITLINK"1", all CALL literal statements generate litlinked calls, regardless of the inclusion of underscores at the start of the literal.

With NOLITLINK, no CALL literal statements generate litlinked calls, regardless of the inclusion of underscores at the start of the literal.

LITLINK"2" is only intended to provide backward compatibility with code written for the 16-bit COBOL system. You should use call-convention 8 for new programs.