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Date

2026-07-29

Author

James K. Lowden

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2d665597ec6cb4e9f2740d3d4dbccc786687f911

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 2d665597ec6cb4e9f2740d3d4dbccc786687f911
source_type: github
headline: Support SET of NUMERIC type with GnuCOBOL emulation.
tldr: GCC's cobol front-end adds support for the `SET` statement with `NUMERIC` types in GnuCOBOL emulation.
author: James K. Lowden
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• emulation
• language-support
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bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/2d665597ec6cb4e9f2740d3d4dbccc786687f911
date: 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

GCC’s COBOL front-end now supports the SET statement when used with NUMERIC data types, specifically for emulating GnuCOBOL behavior. This involves adding new diagnostic messages, handling a corresponding compiler option (-Wset-numeric), and updating documentation and internal language specifications to reflect this capability.