[Info-vax] How much of VMS is still in MACRO-32?

[Marc Van Dyck]

Stephen Hoffman formulated on Monday :
> On 2021-05-31 03:19:39 +0000, Dave Froble said:
>
>> I'm curious.  Do you have any tools that can pinpoint all references to a 
>> particular field or argument?  If not, did you attempt to produce such a 
>> tool?
>
> A combination of compiler symbol tables and linker maps can usually spot 
> symbol references, though pointer use can obviously bypass that.
>
> At run-time, debugger watchpoints can be useful, though that can be less than 
> inclusive, assuming incomplete code coverage for testing.
>
> When handed similar problems for longer-term work, maybe start by creating 
> APIs and then encapsulating the data and data access.
>
> Which is a common path toward component replacements, and can be used for 
> platform migrations; toward app refactoring.
>
> This retrofitting and refactoring work is an investment that can require 
> months or years to pay off, within any complex app.
>
> Writing a refactoring-focused presentation for OpenVMS apps would be an 
> interesting project in itself.\

Don't you do that with Source Code Analyzer, for languages that support
it ?

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Marc Van Dyck