Linkage editor return codes

Control is passed to the linkage editor as a job step when the linkage editor is specified on an EXEC job control statement in the input stream. When the job step is completed, the linkage editor passes a return code to the control program.

The return code reflects the highest severity code recorded in any iteration of the linkage editor within that job step. The highest severity code encountered during processing is multiplied by 4 to create the return code; this code is placed into register 15 at the end of linkage editor processing. Table 1 contains the return codes, the corresponding severity code, and a description of each.

Table 1. Linkage editor return codes. The table shows the return code, severity code, and description.
Return code	Severity code	Description
0	0	Normal conclusion
4	1	Warning messages have been listed; execution should be successful.
8	2	Error messages have been listed; execution might fail. The module is marked not executable unless the LET option is specified.
12	3	Severe errors have occurred; execution is impossible.
16	4	Terminal errors have occurred; the processing has terminated.