PH04431: Remove the requirement for the IGZIUXB and IGZIUXC exit with the COBOL v6.2 TEST(SEPARATE(DSNAME)) option

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• -
  

Local fix

• -
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.2 who are       *
  *                 using compiler option TEST(SEPARATE) to      *
  *                 generate debug information in a separate     *
  *                 debug file.                                  *
  *                                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NEW FUNCTION: Currently when the        *
  *                      TEST(SEPARATE) compilation option is    *
  *                      in effect, the compiler generates       *
  *                      debug (DWARF) information in a          *
  *                      separate dataset.  This dataset is      *
  *                      specified in the SYSDEBUG DD used       *
  *                      during compilation.  This debug         *
  *                      dataset name is not kept anywhere       *
  *                      after compilation. During program       *
  *                      execution when debug information is     *
  *                      needed (e.g. when using the debugger)   *
  *                      the user has to specify this dataset    *
  *                      name. This can be done, for example,    *
  *                      using the COBOL Debug File User EXIT.   *
  *                      Keeping the debug dataset name in the   *
  *                      program object can improve debug        *
  *                      information usability.                  *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
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  NEW FUNCTION: A new suboption, DSNAME, have been added to the
  existing SEPARATE suboption of the TEST compiler option.
  NODSNAME is the default. If TEST(SEPARATE(NODSNAME)) is in
  effect, the current behavior of TEST(SEPARATE) is supported. If
  TEST(SEPARATE(DSNAME)) is in effect, the compiler stores the
  SYSDEBUG dataset name into the program object. (This is similar
  to the behaviour of COBOL V4.2 and previous COBOL compilers.)
  If the COBOL Debug File User EXIT is not used during execution
  time, this stored dataset name would be used to access debug
  information. This APAR provides runtime library support for the
  new SEPARATE(DSNAME) suboption of the TEST compiler option.
  
  COB0501T/K  COB0502T/K  COB0601T/K  COB0602T/K
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The runtime has been updated to support the new DSNAME
  suboption of the SEPARATE suboption.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  PH04557 UI59834

Modules/Macros

• IGZCER4  IGZCEV4  IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXCDA
  IGZXDMR  IGZXD24  IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC IGZXLPKD
  IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7A0 PSY UI59834

     UP18/11/29 P F811

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