11 Compiler Directives

Compiler directives tell the compiler to perform certain tasks when it compiles a source program unit. They are preceded by special tags that identify them to the compiler. These compiler directives are grouped as follows:

• General directives (Section 11.2)

  Perform several general-purpose functions; they are preceded by the cDEC$ tag (see Section 11.1).

• Parallel directives (VAX only) (see Section 11.3)

  Support directed decomposition for parallel processing; they are preceded by the cPAR$ tag (see Section 11.1).