[Info-vax] $ decw$define_term = decw$define_term

[Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER]

In article <ik2q3e$no5$1 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
>This line of code:
>
>   $ decw$define_term = decw$define_term
>
>occurs only in SYS$MANAGER:DECW$STARTUP.COM.  It seems to me that the 
>only context in which it would make sense is setting a local symbol to 
>be equal to a global symbol.  However, if that is the case, then where 
>is the global symbol defined?  (I realise that one can define a symbol 
>by means other than having it present in clear text in a DCL procedure, 
>but since I don't know the source for the (presumably) global definition 
>it makes it difficult to understand what is going on.

It used to be:

DECW$DEFINE == "DEFINE/NOLOG/EXEC/TABLE=DECW$LOGICAL_NAMES"
DECW$DEFINE_TERM == "DEFINE/NOLOG/EXEC/TABLE=DECW$LOGICAL_NAMES/TRANS=TERMINAL"

but at the first look I don't know where they are (or were ?) defined
and I also don't know why I would need a local symbol if I already have
a global one to use...

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Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTÖGER
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