PH18765: IMPROVEMENTS TO UTF-8 SUPPORT FOR COBOL PROGRAMS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• General improvements to native UTF-8 support for Enterprise
  COBOL.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.3 compiling and *
  *                 running COBOL programs defined with the      *
  *                 "PICTURE U" clause (i.e., UTF-8 data         *
  *                 items).                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: General improvements to UTF-8 data item *
  *                      support for COBOL programs, including   *
  *                      addressing the following issues:        *
  *                      - a problem with UTF-8 condition        *
  *                      variables causing a compiler abort      *
  *                      - a problem where "group move"          *
  *                      operations involving a UTF-8 literal    *
  *                      sender and an alphanumeric group        *
  *                      receiver were inadvertently blocked     *
  *                      - a problem where some illegal UTF-8    *
  *                      move and compare operations could       *
  *                      result in a compiler abort instead      *
  *                      of a proper compiler diagnostic         *
  *                      message.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  Miscellaneous improvements to the new UTF-8 data item feature
  were required.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was updated to improve UTF-8 data item support.
  

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:

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 IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2
  IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL 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

• R630 PSY UI66646

     UP19/12/04 P F912

• R631 PSY UI66647

     UP19/12/04 P F912

• R632 PSY UI66648

     UP19/12/04 P F912

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