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Date

2026-09-29

Author

Xavier Del Campo Romero

Commit

91f59cb35a9e76d9d15273778a3d2e43c91727c5

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project: gcc
subsystem: cobol
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 91f59cb35a9e76d9d15273778a3d2e43c91727c5
source_type: github
headline: Cobol: Add OPTIONAL argument to posix-errno function
tldr: The Cobol posix-errno function now accepts an optional argument to set the errno value.
author: Xavier Del Campo Romero
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • cobol
• error handling
• library
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url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/91f59cb35a9e76d9d15273778a3d2e43c91727c5
date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

The posix-errno function in libgcobol has been extended to include an optional argument. This allows applications to explicitly set the errno value. If a new value is provided, errno is updated, and the previous value is returned, offering more control over error handling.