PH30338: CEEDUMP MISSING LOCAL VARIABLES FOR AMODE64

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The line numbers in the traceback and COBOL
  variable section are missing in CEEDUMP.  USERS AFFECTED: Users
  of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 and later
  releases compiling AMODE 64
  programs with
  TEST(NOSEPARATE) option and running
  the programs
  which generate CEEDUMP.
  

Local fix

• BYPASS/CIRCUMVENTION:
  WORKAROUND/CIRCUMVENTION: The problem can be avoided by
  compiling the program with
  the TEST(SEPARATE) option.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 and later      *
  *                 releases compiling AMODE 64 programs with    *
  *                 TEST(NOSEPARATE) option and running them to  *
  *                 generate CEEDUMP.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The line numbers in the traceback and   *
  *                      COBOL variable section are missing      *
  *                      in CEEDUMP.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  When COBOL programs compiled with option TEST(NOSEPARATE) are
  executed from LLA and VLF managed libraries, and the programs
  are staged to VLF, the embedded DWARF diagnostic information
  cannot be extracted from the programs. This causes
  line numbers in the traceback and COBOL variable section
  to be missing in CEEDUMP.
  
  COB0603T/K
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• NEW FUNCTION.
  
  Support has been added to access Dwarf information when the
  COBOL program is compiled with TEST(NOSEPARATE), and is
  executed from LLA and VLF managed libraries with the loaded
  program being staged to VLF. In this case, JCL setup requires
  the use of a new IGZLOAD DD, or the STEPLIB DD, or both to help
  specify the original location of the program.
  
  New information has been added to the COBOL Programming Guide,
  under TEST option of the Chapter on Compiler options, to
  describe the new usage of IGZLOAD and STEPLIB.
  
  Also refer to the technical note for new diagnostic messages.
  Diagnostic messages in CEEDUMPs for IBM Enterprise COBOL for
  z/OS at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/5692838
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UI72751 UI72752

Modules/Macros

• CELQSG04 CELQV004 IGZQAPI  IGZQCDA  IGZQINPL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7B0 PSY UI72751

     UP20/11/28 P F011

• R7C0 PSY UI72752

     UP20/11/28 P F011

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