From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 18:14:32 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
      
   > On 7/8/2025 5:58 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 07:14:44 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> $ link main2 + sys$input/opt main1shr/share $   
   >>>   
   >>> what bucket would you put main1.exe in?   
   >>   
   >> Note that, on *nix systems, shareable libraries can be specified   
   >> directly on the command line, without having to go through options   
   >> files. Why does the VMS linker need options files for this common case?   
   >   
   > /SHARE in command line means producing a shareable image.   
   >   
   > /SHARE in option file means linking with a shareable image.   
   >   
   > Different meaning based on context.   
      
   Given that the VMS DCL syntax was specifically designed to allow a   
   distinction between per-file qualifiers and global qualifiers, this seems   
   like a strange limitation, don’t you think?   
      
   Again, *nix linkers are able to manage both on the command line, without   
   needing separate options files.   
      
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