Assembler programs

The following table shows various assembler options that can be used to prepare programs for use with the IBM Problem Determination Tools products (Debug Tool for z/OS, Fault Analyzer for z/OS and Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS). The methods suggested in the following table indicate if the load module produced is suitable for a production environment. Load modules suitable for a production environments have no significant run-time overhead.

Table 1. Examples of assembler options and source information files supported by IBM Problem Determination Tools products for Assembler
Assembler options Source information file type produced Is the load module production ready? Options supported and suggested for Debug Tool for z/OS Options supported and suggested for Fault Analyzer for z/OS Options supported and suggested for Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS
ADATA SYSADATA file Yes N/A Supported Supported
ADATA LANGX file Yes Suggested for production and test
Note: The highlighted row or rows in the table above indicate the suggested compiler options and source information file types for each product.