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gcc / cobol

Date

2026-09-28

Author

James K. Lowden

Commit

6ed3cd0acb6d79838713bc22c0edfc2d98a5a16e

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github

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 6ed3cd0acb6d79838713bc22c0edfc2d98a5a16e
source_type: github
headline: Remove disused code in lexer and parser.
tldr: Cobol compiler removes unused lexer and parser code related to PICTURE validation.
author: James K. Lowden
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• compiler
• cleanup
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/6ed3cd0acb6d79838713bc22c0edfc2d98a5a16e
date: 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

This commit cleans up the cobol compiler by removing code from the lexer and parser that is no longer necessary. The new PICTURE automaton now handles validation that was previously done with regular expressions, making the old code obsolete. This change streamlines the compiler’s internals.