Running the Generator
General Information
The generator program RTAGN can run on either the RTEA or RTE6/VM operating system. This is possible because the RTAGN input and output files are normal RTE files. All of these files can be specified in the runstring for RTAGN and all but the command file can be defaulted.
When the generator is run, it reads commands from the specified command file (typically the answer file) and begins constructing a system based on the commands. Information describing each phase of RTAGN and any file errors encountered are displayed at the terminal from which the generator was scheduled. When an error is found during the generation, the appropriate message is written to the list file, the offending command is skipped, and the generation continues. This allows the generation to proceed and scan for any further errors.
The output written to the list file can also be displayed at the terminal by using the RTAGN EC (echo) command. The ER (echo error) command also can be used to display only the error messages. Either command can be given at any time; the output is displayed from that point through completion of the generation process. At the end of the generation, RTAGN displays a message indicating the number of errors found and then terminates.
The RTAGN Runstring
RTAGN is scheduled for execution using the runstring:
CI> RTAGN command[,list[,system[,snap]]]
where: |
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command | is the parameter that specifies the name of the file that contains the generator |
| entries and commands needed for system generation. |
list | is an optional parameter that specifies the name of the list file to be produced |
| by the generator. The default file name is SYLIST. |
system | is an optional parameter that specifies the name of the system file to be |
| produced by the generator. This file contains a memory image of the system. |
| The default file name is SYSTEM. |
snap | is an optional parameter that specifies the name of the snapshot file to be |
| produced by the generator. The default file name is SNAP. |
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