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gcc / cobol

Date

2026-07-15

Author

James K. Lowden

Commit

1be9a0f45e0ba43c44d80a60ea770e4eb330917f

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github

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 1be9a0f45e0ba43c44d80a60ea770e4eb330917f
source_type: github
headline: COBOL: Correct tests for uninitialized access and RETURN-CODE
tldr: Fixes COBOL tests to properly handle uninitialized variables and RETURN-CODE initialization.
author: James K. Lowden
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• compiler
• testing
• bugfix
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url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/1be9a0f45e0ba43c44d80a60ea770e4eb330917f
date: 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Several test cases for the GCC COBOL compiler have been corrected to improve their accuracy and robustness. These fixes include ensuring that input parameters are not written to in a way that would corrupt data (e.g., by NUL-terminating filenames) and guaranteeing that the RETURN-CODE is explicitly set to zero before returning from a program. Additionally, COBOL tests are now also run using the gcobc script to verify compatibility.