MESSAGE

 cDEC$ MESSAGE

 Specifies a character string to be sent to the standard output
 device during the first compiler pass; this aids debugging.

 This directive takes the following form:

 cDEC$ MESSAGE:string

   c        Is one of the following: C (or c), !, or *.

   string   Is a character constant specifying a message.

 For compatibility, !MS$MESSAGE can be used in place of cDEC$
 MESSAGE.

 Examples:

 Consider the following:

 !DEC$ MESSAGE:'Compiling Sound Speed Equations'