The table below lists link options that permit the use of Open PL/I with other software products. For more information, see the section Using Open PL/I with Other Software Products.
| Option | Explanation |
|---|---|
| -mvs | Allows linking of programs running under the control of JCL. |
| -ims | Allows linking of programs running under the control of IMS. |
| -cics | Allows linking of programs running under the control of CICS. |
| -db2 | This option is required for the mfdb2 preprocessor, which is deprecated. Please use the EXEC preprocessor (invoked by -sql db2). |
| -systemcics | Compiles and/or links to execute under CICS. |
| -systemims | Compiles and/or links to execute under IMS. |
| -systemmvs | Compiles and/or links to execute under MVS. |
| -dll | Generates a dynamically linked library. |
| -so | Generates a shared object. |
| -strip | Tells ldpli to strip the debugging information. |
| -nostrip | Tells ldpli to not strip the debugging information. This is the default. |
| -o | Specifies executable file name. |
| -L | Specifies library search path. |
| -l | Specifies library. |
| -Q [option] | Specifies nativeld options. |
| -verbose/-stat | Prints information/statistics to the standard output as each linker phase completes. |
| -version/-v | Shows the version number of the linker. |
| -fixedvalidate | Causes the RTS to turn on additional checking to ensure that FIXED DECIMAL field contents are can contain characters 0 through 9 and CDF hex values. This option raises the CONVERSION condition if the assignment or the result of a math operation causes the FIXED DECIMAL field to contains an invalid character. The default is -nofixedvalidate. |
| -fixedoverflow | Enables checking that raises the SIZE condition if an operation causes a FIXED DECIMAL value to overflow. The default is -nofixedoverflow. |
| -z | Creates a shared library suitable for use with cob. |