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gcc / cobol

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2026-06-05

Author

Robert Dubner

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033e0079a4c498c287d610546cf85e83be003e71

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github

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 033e0079a4c498c287d610546cf85e83be003e71
source_type: github
headline: COBOL now consistently displays COMP-1/-2 variables with IBM dialect.
tldr: GCC's COBOL compiler now correctly displays `COMP-1` and `COMP-2` variables when using the IBM dialect, fixing an output formatting mismatch.
author: Robert Dubner
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• bugfix
• ibm-dialect
• data-formatting
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/033e0079a4c498c287d610546cf85e83be003e71
date: 2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

This commit ensures that GCC’s COBOL frontend properly formats and displays COMP-1 and COMP-2 variables when the -dialect ibm option is active. This addresses a previously reported bug where the output for these data types did not align with IBM COBOL’s expected formatting. The fix involves an update to the format_for_display_internal function in libgcobol, crucial for maintaining compatibility and correct behavior for COBOL programs targeting the IBM environment.