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Date

2026-08-23

Author

James K. Lowden

Commit

9b581f22b00aa0c06c560e5ed44f04af3f9d2f5c

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 9b581f22b00aa0c06c560e5ed44f04af3f9d2f5c
source_type: github
headline: Cobol compiler respects syntax-only mode in code generation.
tldr: Cobol compiler now avoids crashes in syntax-only mode by returning early in code generation.
author: James K. Lowden
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• compiler
• error handling
• syntax
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/9b581f22b00aa0c06c560e5ed44f04af3f9d2f5c
date: 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

The Cobol compiler has been updated to properly honor the syntax-only mode during code generation. If syntax-only mode is active, the compiler will now return immediately without processing operands, preventing potential crashes that could occur when errors are encountered.