Fatal Errors
Fatal errors cause immediate termination of the compilation. These errors normally occur as the result of invalid options specified on the command line or when the compiler cannot access a specified file.
Fatal error messages conform to one of the following formats:
A166 FATAL-ERROR -
ACTION: Action
FILE: Filename
ERROR: Message
A166 TERMINATED.
or
A166 FATAL-ERROR -
ACTION: Action
PARAMETER: Parameter
ERROR: Message
A166 TERMINATED.
or
A166 FATAL-ERROR -
ERROR: Message
A166 TERMINATED.
Where
| Action | Is the operation that was being performed when the error occurred. |
| LineNumber | Is the line number where the error was detected. |
| Filename | Is the name of the file in which the error was detected. |
| Parameter | Is the option that caused the problem or that is near where the error was detected. |
| Message | Is a short summary of the error. |