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gcc / cobol

Date

2026-09-17

Author

Xavier Del Campo Romero

Commit

f2a73defb7bd6705d99075c1fd066d43356c0e73

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: f2a73defb7bd6705d99075c1fd066d43356c0e73
source_type: github
headline: cobol: Accept arbitrarily-sized PIC X for ANY LENGTH
tldr: Cobol parser now accepts any PIC X(n) for ANY LENGTH parameters under MF dialect.
author: Xavier Del Campo Romero
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• compiler
• dialect
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url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/f2a73defb7bd6705d99075c1fd066d43356c0e73
date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

Under the MF dialect, the Cobol compiler now correctly accepts arbitrary-sized PIC X(n) data items when they are used as formal parameters declared with PIC X ANY LENGTH. This change ensures that the compiler properly handles variable-length character data passed between programs.