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PH13964: MISSING A PERIOD AFTER THE VARIABLE DEFINITION IN COBOL PROGRAMS CAUSES THE BUILD PROCESS TO HANG IN BUILD CLIEN

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APAR status

  • Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

  • Building Cobol programs hangs if the definition of a variable
ends without a PERIOD ('.') as this triggers an infinite loop.
This is PERIOD is optional, but AD Cobol compiler currently
does not support it.

Local fix

  • Adding a period after the definition of a variable in the Cobol
program, if missing.

Problem summary

  • Due to a defect in the COBOL grammar, a variable defined after
another one that does not ends with PERIOD was not recognized.
The fix consists in changing the grammar to properly handle
this cases. The fix will be available in the 5.1.0.4 version.

Problem conclusion

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PH13964
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  • Reported component name
    APPL DISCOVERY
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  • Reported component ID
    5737B1600
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  • Reported release
    510
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  • Status
    CLOSED  FIN
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
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  • Submitted date
    2019-06-28
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  • Closed date
    2019-07-18
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  • Last modified date
    2019-07-18
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            Modified date:
            

            18 July 2019
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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