<<You're right, Steve, you not only can't have duplicate XL names, but if
you put XL.PUB.SYS and/or NL.PUB.SYS in the string they have to be at the
end. That's as of 5.0; in MPE/iX they could come earlier in the string.>>


Since this seems to bite people on a recurring basis, can anyone (Jeff?)
shed any light on the reason for this "no repeats" restriction? I can see
the reasons for some of the other rules, like the privilege-level
sequencing rule. But I have seen a number of places where a re-scan of a
given XL, maybe a system XL or maybe a product-specific one, would be
really handy. Static linkers can handle the situation; why not load-time
or run-time resolution? Thanks.

Steve