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Date

2026-09-17

Author

Xavier Del Campo Romero

Commit

116cd7bce6b5f6cd43324a48f7a12a20198f1c13

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github

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 116cd7bce6b5f6cd43324a48f7a12a20198f1c13
source_type: github
headline: Cobol: Standardize RETURN-CODE and return variables in CBL_* functions
tldr: Cobol runtime functions now consistently use RETURN-CODE or return variables as documented.
author: Xavier Del Campo Romero
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• libgcobol
• documentation
• consistency
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bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/116cd7bce6b5f6cd43324a48f7a12a20198f1c13
date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

This commit standardizes the use of RETURN-CODE and explicit return variables across the CBL_* family of COBOL runtime functions. It aligns the implementation with official documentation, resolving inconsistencies where examples contradicted documented behavior regarding return values, thus improving predictability.