Fear. Not wanting to try new things...I will try it.

Mike

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 9:32 AM Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> wrote:

> What is your objection to GOFF and XOBJECT?
>
>
> --
> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3
>
> ________________________________________
> From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [[email protected]] on
> behalf of Mike Shaw [[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 4:03 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: ASMA500 message question
>
> CATTR use requires GOFF object format, which I don't want to use.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 3:31 PM Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > You need a CATTR with the proper alignment.
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> on
> > behalf of Mike Shaw <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 3:20 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: ASMA500 message question
> >
> > Everyone,
> >
> > This code fragment:
> >
> > 00001C 4700 0000            00000    71          NOP   0
> > 000020 0101                          72          PR
> > 000022                               73          DC    0LQ
> > *** ASMA500W Requested alignment exceeds section alignment  *
> > 000022                               74 QUAD@1   DC    LQ'0'
> >
> > causes the *ASMA500W* message to be issued; it's description appears
> below:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > * ASMA500W Requested alignment exceeds section alignment
> >
> >   Explanation:  The section alignment is lower than that requested on the
> >  instruction and hence the actual alignment may not be honored.
> >
> >   System Action:  The requested alignment is ignored.
> >
> >   Programmer Response:  Change the requested alignment to be less than or
> >  equal to that of the section, or ensure that the desired alignment is
> >  achieved during program linking and loading.
> >                                                                        *
> > * Severity:  4                  *
> >
> > Does anyone know what the 'section' mentioned in the message is? Is it a
> > reference to the current control section (CSECT)?
> >
> > I don't get it...all I want to do is get quadword boundary alignment for
> > the QUAD@1 constant.
> >
> > Mike Shaw
> > MVS/QuickRef Support Group
> > Chicago-Soft, Ltd.
> >
>

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