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PH38134: WRONG WARNINGS FROM INITCHECK.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Wrong warnings from INITCHECK.
    

Local fix

  • Ignore incorrect messages
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.2 compiling      *
    *                 programs with INITCHECK.                     *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Compiler may incorrectly produce, or    *
    *                      not produce, message "MSGIGYCB7311-W    *
    *                      The data item 'XXXXXXX' may be used at  *
    *                      this statement before it is set.". It   *
    *                      is more likely to get an incorrect      *
    *                      IGYCB7311-W message with                *
    *                      INITCHECK(STRICT), and more likely to   *
    *                      not get an IGYCB7311-W message when a   *
    *                      data item isn't initialized with        *
    *                      INITCHECK(LAX), but it's possible to    *
    *                      both get an incorrect message or not    *
    *                      get an expected message with both       *
    *                      INITCHECK(STRICT) and INITCHECK(LAX).   *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF                       *
    ****************************************************************
    The compiler wasn't correctly initializing part of its internal
    state when finding information about the PERFORMs in a program
    as part of the INITCHECK analysis, leading INTICHECK analysis
    to be done without the knowledge of which data items were
    initialized due to each PERFORM statement.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The compiler was fixed to correctly initialize its state,
    analyzing and using the information about  which data items were
    initialized due to each PERFORM statement during INITCHECK
    analysis.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH38134

  • Reported component name

    ENT COBOL FOR Z

  • Reported component ID

    5655EC600

  • Reported release

    620

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2021-06-15

  • Closed date

    2021-06-16

  • Last modified date

    2021-07-02

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

    PH37213

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

Modules/Macros

  • IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE  IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN
    IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP IGYCEN$0 IGYCEN$1 IGYCEN$2 IGYCEN$3 IGYCEN$4
    IGYCEN$5 IGYCEN$8 IGYCEN$D IGYCEN$R IGYCFGEN IGYCFREE IGYCINIT
    IGYCJA$0 IGYCJA$1 IGYCJA$2 IGYCJA$3 IGYCJA$4 IGYCJA$5 IGYCJA$8
    IGYCJA$D IGYCJA$R IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0
    IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOPT  IGYCOSCN
    IGYCPGEN IGYCRCTL IGYCRDPR IGYCRDSC IGYCREAL IGYCRWT  IGYCSCAN
    IGYCSIMD IGYCUE$0 IGYCUE$1 IGYCUE$2 IGYCUE$3 IGYCUE$4 IGYCUE$5
    IGYCUE$8 IGYCUE$D IGYCUE$R IGYCXREF IGYDRV   IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE
    IGYMSGK  IGYMSGT  IGYQCBE  IGYZQDRV IGYZQENU IGYZQJPN
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    ENT COBOL FOR Z

  • Fixed component ID

    5655EC600

Applicable component levels

  • R620 PSY UI75921

       UP21/06/24 P F106

  • R621 PSY UI75922

       UP21/06/24 P F106

  • R622 PSY UI75923

       UP21/06/24 P F106

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 December 2023