Landing: 666e349a989a
Project / Subsystem
gcc / cobol
Date
2026-06-05
Author
Robert Dubner
Commit
666e349a989ae51e05463317019efa6b20c7c3b1
Source
github
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- GCOBOL displays COMP-1/-2 in IBM format when dialect is set
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- GCOBOL now correctly displays COMP-1 and COMP-2 floating-point variables using IBM's specified format when the `-dialect ibm` option is active.
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- • cobol
- • ibm
- • compatibility
- • floating-point
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- 2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
This commit modifies GCOBOL to adopt IBM’s specified display format for COMP-1 and COMP-2 floating-point variables when the compiler is invoked with the -dialect ibm option. Previously, GCOBOL used its own idiosyncratic display, but now it adheres to the COBOL specification where COMP-1 displays as if it had a picture clause of -.9(8)E-99, and COMP-2 as -.9(17)E-99. This ensures greater compatibility and predictability for COBOL developers targeting IBM systems.