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Date

2026-08-03

Author

James K. Lowden

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5387cfde66ca111d6b364ab7c2790422198d30fe

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 5387cfde66ca111d6b364ab7c2790422198d30fe
source_type: github
headline: Cobol: Allow ASSIGN OTHER under IBM dialect.
tldr: Cobol parser now supports ASSIGN OTHER for IBM dialect.
author: James K. Lowden
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• compiler
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/5387cfde66ca111d6b364ab7c2790422198d30fe
date: 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

The cobol parser has been updated to allow ASSIGN OTHER as a valid assignment target when using the IBM dialect. This change expands the language features supported by the compiler for cobol programs targeting IBM systems.