A quick search on ‘comment’ does not show such a requirement. René
> On 29 Sep 2021, at 16:02, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > > Does the ANSI standard require the first line to be a comment? > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of > Tony Thigpen [t...@vse2pdf.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 9:24 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: PL/I vs. JCL > > Also of note, z/VM REXX requires that the first thing in a ReEXX program > *must* be a comment. It does not require the word REXX, just a comment. > "/* */" is seen a lot. > > z/VSE REXX does not require that the first thing be a comment, but > suggests that the first thing be a comment starting with "/* REXX .... > */ for compatibility, but it does not state who requires it for > compatibility. > > Tony Thigpen > > CM Poncelet wrote on 9/28/21 9:58 PM: >> The "/* REXX */" part is required only if the REXX exec is to be run >> from a PDS allocated to DDNAME=SYSPROC instead of to DDNAME=SYSEXEC. >> >> SYSPROC is for CLISTs, SYSEXEC is for REXXs. >> >> >> >>> On 29/09/2021 02:07, Andrew Rowley wrote: >>> On 29/09/2021 6:54 am, Bob Bridges wrote: >>>> Purely by the way, but I've never really understood why so many REXX >>>> modules I see start like this: >>>> >>>> /* REXX */ >>>> /* Module: Name >>>> Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent >>>> Purpose: Convert ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */ >>>> >>>> ...instead of something like this: >>>> >>>> /* This REXX converts ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */ >>>> /* Module: Name >>>> Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent */ >>> >>> I guess the first looks like a statement with a purpose, the second >>> looks like a comment that can be freely edited e.g. >>> >>> /* This program converts... >>> >>> Things may not be as obvious to newcomers as they are to those with >>> more experience. >>> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
