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gcc / cobol

Date

2026-07-22

Author

James K. Lowden

Commit

70add872be783070deab8285ebb3a175d42256e3

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github

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 70add872be783070deab8285ebb3a175d42256e3
source_type: github
headline: COBOL: Improve CDF token sameness test
tldr: COBOL parser's CDF token check now considers token location for improved accuracy.
author: James K. Lowden
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• parser
• lexer
• compiler internals
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/70add872be783070deab8285ebb3a175d42256e3
date: 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

The COBOL parser’s logic for determining if a token encountered in a lookahead was ‘the same’ as a scanned token has been improved. It now considers not only the token type but also its location, providing a more robust check for whether a specific CDF token was consumed.