1 02/22/85  severity
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 3 Syntax as a command:  severity command_name {-control_arg}
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 6 Syntax as an active function:  [severity command_name {-control_arg}]
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 9 Function: returns a number representing the severity of the most
10 recent translation or invocation of the specified command.
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13 Arguments:
14 command_name
15    is the name of any command that provides a severity indicator (see
16    "Notes on severity indicators").
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19 Control arguments:
20 -default XX, -dft XX
21    specifies the default value XX to be returned if referencing a
22    nonexistent or uninitialized severity indicator.
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25 Notes: If the command specified has not defined a severity indicator
26 or you haven't invoked it yet, an error is indicated unless you give
27 -default.
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29 The fortran command only supports the severity active function if your
30 site is using the new FORTRAN compiler as its standard FORTRAN
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34 Notes on severity indicators: Severity indicators are set by system
35 commands, user commands, or from command level by the
36 set_severity_indicator command.  They are single-precision (one word)
37 binary values.  The meaning of the value depends on the particular
38 command.  System commands supporting severity indicators explain their
39 values under "Severity" in the description of the command.  Under
40 program control you can define and set severity indicators by assigning
41 an integer value to an external variable.