Using the TEMPLATEREGISTRY compiler option

Unlike TEMPINC, the TEMPLATEREGISTRY compiler option does not impose specific requirements on the organization of your source code. Any program that compiles successfully with NOTEMPINC will compile with TEMPLATEREGISTRY.

The template registry uses "first come first served" algorithm:

• When a program references a new instantiation for the first time, it is instantiated in the compilation unit in which it occurs.
• When another compilation unit references the same instantiation, it is not instantiated. Thus, only one copy is generated for the entire program.

The instantiation information is stored in a template registry file. You must use the same template registry file for the entire program. Two programs cannot share a template registry file.

The default file name for the template registry file is templreg in the UNIX file system and TEMPLREG in batch (a sequential file), but you can specify any other valid file name to override this default. When cleaning your program build environment before starting a fresh or scratch build, you must delete the registry file along with the old object files.