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Date

2026-09-08

Author

James K. Lowden

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7dc3b373b6ed77ff3c9bbd12467ee57ed40ad73e

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 7dc3b373b6ed77ff3c9bbd12467ee57ed40ad73e
source_type: github
headline: cobol: Re-enable CALL BY VALUE literal and update tests
tldr: cobol: Restores support for CALL BY VALUE with literals and adds new test cases.
author: James K. Lowden
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• compiler
• testsuite
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/7dc3b373b6ed77ff3c9bbd12467ee57ed40ad73e
date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

This commit reintroduces the ability for the COBOL compiler to handle CALL BY VALUE arguments that are literals. To ensure correctness and compatibility, several new test cases have been added to cover various scenarios and platforms, addressing issues related to this functionality.