SPRU514Y August 2001 – June 2022
The --keep_asm option allows you to retain any post-link files (.pl) and .absolute listing files (.abs) generated by the −plink option. Using the --keep_asm option lets you view any changes the post-link optimizer makes.
The .pl files contain the commented out statement shown with <<REDUNDANT>> or any improvements to instructions, such as <<ADD=>ADDB>>. The .pl files are assembled and linked again to exclude the commented out lines.