Category
@PROCESS
None.
Purpose
Specifies substitute path names for XL Fortran components such as the assembler, C preprocessor, and linker.
It can be used in combination with the -t option, which determines which of these components are affected by -B. However, it is preferred that you use the -qpath option to accomplish this instead.
Defaults
The default paths for the compiler components are defined in the compiler configuration file.
Parameters
- prefix
- The name of a directory where the components reside. It must end in a / (slash).
Usage
To form the complete path name for each component, the driver program adds prefix to the standard program names. You can restrict the components that are affected by this option by also including one or more -tmnemonic options.
You can also specify default path names for these commands in the configuration file.
This option allows you to keep multiple levels of some or all of the XL Fortran components or to try out an upgraded component before installing it permanently. When keeping multiple levels of XL Fortran available, you might want to put the appropriate -B and -t options into a configuration-file stanza and to use the -F option to select the stanza to use.