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

[Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER]

In article <4d650781$1 at ns.langstoeger.at>, peter at langstoeger.at (Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER) writes:
>In article <ik2q3e$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...

Both global symbols are set in SYS$STARTUP:DECW$LOGICALS.COM

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