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gcc / cobol

Date

2026-08-23

Author

James K. Lowden

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cb76f7999e84b648df838e4707f7a1a62407f0aa

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github

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: cb76f7999e84b648df838e4707f7a1a62407f0aa
source_type: github
headline: Cobol compiler verifies computational operands are numeric.
tldr: Cobol compiler now validates that operands for ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, and DIVIDE are numeric.
author: James K. Lowden
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• validation
• arithmetic
• compiler
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/cb76f7999e84b648df838e4707f7a1a62407f0aa
date: 2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

The Cobol compiler now performs validation to ensure that operands used in arithmetic operations (ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE) are numeric. It also checks that outputs are either numeric or numeric-edited, improving runtime stability by catching potential data type errors early in the compilation process.