FORTRAN Reference Manual
Compiler Directives
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SYMBOLS Compiler Directive
Example
?SUPPRESS
SYMBOLS Compiler Directive
The SYMBOLS directive specifies whether to include a symbol table in the object file 
for use by Inspect. You must specify this directive if you intend to use Inspect for 
source-level debugging.
The default value is NOSYMBOLS.
Considerations
•
You can turn the SYMBOLS directive on and off on a procedure by procedure 
basis. You can delete the symbol table after you have debugged the program.
•
Specify the SYMBOLS directive either with the FORTRAN command, or in the 
source input file preceding the first FORTRAN statement, or between the END line 
of one program unit and the first FORTRAN statement of the next program unit.
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You can respecify INSPECT, SAVEABEND, and SYMBOLS during an interactive 
Binder session. For additional information, see the Binder Manual.
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You can also specify INSPECT and SAVEABEND as RUN command options.
Example
?INSPECT, SAVEABEND, SYMBOLS
SYNTAX Compiler Directive
The SYNTAX directive tells the compiler to scan the source file for syntax errors, but 
does not produce an object file.
Considerations
Specify the SYNTAX directive either with the FORTRAN command (after the semicolon 
following the object file name) or in the source input file before the first FORTRAN 
statement.
Example
?SYNTAX
[NO]SYMBOLS
SYNTAX










