Binder Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Using Binder

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When Using BIND

When disk space is insufficient, Binder terminates with an error message and does not

retain any of the information supplied prior to the BUILD command. You must start

over.

To have work files created on a different volume, use the command PARAM

SWAPVOL at the TACL prompt. The syntax of the PARAM SWAPVOL command is:

In the following example, the PARAM SWAPVOL command specifies $SCRATCH as

the volume for Binder work files:

For better performance, keep the swap volume, the BIND process, and the input and

output object files on the same node.

Note that the PARAM SWAPVOL command determines the swap volume used by

BIND regardless of the language used to code the input files. Thus, if issued, PARAM

SWAPVOL controls the swap volume used by BIND when it is processing files coded

in any valid language.

When Using BINSERV

If Binder is operating as part of a compilation, the swap volume is determined by

whether you entered the TACL command PARAM SWAPVOL before the compilation

command. The rule is:

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If a PARAM SWAPVOL command was issued, BINSERV uses the swap volume

specified in the PARAM SWAPVOL command.

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If a PARAM SWAPVOL command was not issued, BINSERV uses the same

volume that contains the new object file resulting from the compilation as the swap

volume.

This is true for all languages except Pascal and C.

Specifying the Swap Volume for Pascal and C Programs

For Pascal and C programs, the rules for swap volumes are different. The SWAP

volume option of the Pascal and C compilation commands determines the swap

volume used by the BINSERV process. The command interpreter PARAM SWAPVOL

command has no effect on the swap volume used by BINSERV when it is started by

the Pascal or C compilers.

If you do not specify the SWAP volume option in a Pascal or C compilation command,

the BINSERV process uses the volume on which the compiler code file resides as the

PARAM SWAPVOL [ node-name. ] volume-name

14> PARAM SWAPVOL $SCRATCH