PH59771: COB3 ASSERTION IN DICT_LOOKUPQUALIFIEDNAME

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Clients with test cases similar to the following may experience
  a cob3 assert at compile time:
  
  PROCEDURE DIVISION USING DFHCOMMAREA.
             IF IMP-TOTALE(1:)                     OF
  REGISTRAZIONE99
                                               OF AREA-SACRG021
                NOT = ALL NULL-IND
             THEN
                 MOVE IMP-TOTALE                     OF
  REGISTRAZIONE99
                                                     OF
  AREA-SACRG021
                 TO IMP-TOTALE                       OF
  REGISTRAZIONE99
                                                   OF
  RECORD-REGISTRAZIONE
             END-IF
             EXIT.
  
  
  =========ACTUAL OUTPUT:
  cob2 -q32 test.cbl
  IBM COBOL for Linux 1.2.0 compile started
  cob3: ../../../../wscobolpp/wds/cblle/mrm/qlndname.c:4794:
  Dict_lookupQualifiedName: Assertion `qualifiers[i] !=
  DICT_NAME_NULL' failed.
    Traceback:
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x3fc7bf)[0x569927bf]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x2343c)[0x565b943c]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(default_sigrtn+0x1b5)[0x56991b
  45]
  linux-gate.so.1(__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0)[0x2a99d150]
  linux-gate.so.1(__kernel_vsyscall+0x9)[0x2a99d129]
  /lib/libc.so.6(gsignal+0xc6)[0x2a3d7ae6]
  /lib/libc.so.6(abort+0xf4)[0x2a3bde64]
  /lib/libc.so.6(+0x18d6b)[0x2a3bdd6b]
  /lib/libc.so.6(+0x2ae8f)[0x2a3cfe8f]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x4ab88)[0x565e0b88]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x21ff2f)[0x567b5f2f]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x220fa8)[0x567b6fa8]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x221367)[0x567b7367]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x28b952)[0x56821952]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x1d8fdd)[0x5676efdd]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x91aa5)[0x56627aa5]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0xa0e34)[0x56636e34]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x9ecda)[0x56634cda]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x8941f)[0x5661f41f]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x22d20)[0x565b8d20]
  /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf6)[0x2a3c2f36]
  /opt/ibm/cobol/1.2.0/usr/bin/cob3(+0x232d5)[0x565b92d5]
      --- End of call chain ---
  
  cob2: cob3 terminated with signal 6 (Aborted), leaving a core
  dump.
  $
  
  
  ======EXPECTED OUTPUT:
  Clean compile
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  Clients who have test cases that make use of refrence
  modifications may be affected by this issue.
  
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The compiler is not handling the case where a qualified name has
  reference modification applied to it causing an assert at
  compile time.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler frontend has been fixed to handle the above
  scenario.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COBOL FOR LINUX

• Fixed component ID

  5737L1100

Applicable component levels