PH56142: NEW FUNCTION: NEW COB2 -M OPTION TO CREATE DEPENDENCY FILE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• New Function: When the new '-M' option is added to the cob2
  command, the compiler will produce a pgmname.u file from the
  compilation of pgmname.cbl.  This pgmname.u file will contain a
  unique entry for every COPYBOOK file that is referenced in a
  COPY statement in the  users' COBOL source file.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.4 who are       *
  *                 compiling programs with the cob2 command     *
  *                 in z/OS UNIX and would like to generate a    *
  *                 standard make dependency file, containing    *
  *                 entries for the COPYBOOK files referenced    *
  *                 in their COBOL source file which reside      *
  *                 in a z/OS UNIX file system.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New Function: When the new '-M' option  *
  *                      is added to the cob2 command, the       *
  *                      compiler                                *
  *                      will produce a pgmname.u file from the  *
  *                      compilation of pgmname.cbl.  This       *
  *                      pgmname.u                               *
  *                      file will contain a unique entry for    *
  *                      every                                   *
  *                      z/OS Unix COPYBOOK file that is         *
  *                      referenced                              *
  *                      in a COPY statement in the  users'      *
  *                      COBOL                                   *
  *                      source file.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the IBM provided PTF and make use      *
  *                 of the new 'cob2 -M' option, as              *
  *                 appropriate.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  Most modern compilers support the '-M' compiler option
  which generates a make dependency file.  This option has now
  been added to the Enterprise COBOL compiler.  When a user
  issues 'cob2 pgmname.cbl -o pgmname -M', the compiler
  generates the pgmname.u file which is a make dependency
  file for the compilation.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• If you want to make use of the make dependency file for
  a partucular compile that was initiated by the cob2
  command, simple add the new '-M' option to the cob2
  command.  Note: this is a cob2 compiler option and is
  only intended to be used in the z/OS UNIX environment.
  

APAR Information

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

• 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 IGYCJBLD IGYCJGEN IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0
  IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2  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  IGYQSPLT IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6
  IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R640 PSY UI93309

     UP23/08/31 P F308  

• R641 PSY UI93310

     UP23/08/31 P F308  

• R642 PSY UI93311

     UP23/08/31 P F308  

• R64H PSY UI93312

     UP23/08/31 P F308  

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