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PH46393: INCREASE IN COMPILE TIME WHEN USING INITCHECK COMPILE OPTION

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The time to compile may increase when compiling with INITCHECK
    or NUMCHECK
    

Local fix

  • Compile with NOINITCHECK and NONUMCHECK
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.2 compiling      *
    *                 programs with INITCHECK or NUMCHECK that     *
    *                 have PERFORM statements that are recursive   *
    *                 (that is, where a PERFORM statement causes   *
    *                 itself to be executed, typically identified  *
    *                 by an IGYCB7309-W message) or that use CICS  *
    *                 exception handling.                          *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Compile time may be slow compared to    *
    *                      COBOL 4.2, or to COBOL 6 using          *
    *                      NOINITCHECK,NONUMCHECK                  *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Fix the program so that PERFORM statements   *
    *                 are not recursive,, or apply the provided    *
    *                 PTF                                          *
    ****************************************************************
    The compiler does analysis for INITCHECK and NUMCHECK that uses
    the structure of PERFORM statements and PERFORMed paragraphs in
    the analysis. When analyzing programs with recursive PERFORM
    statements, the structure of a program with recursive PERFORMs
    can cause a majority of the program to be analyzed multiple
    times, leading to a slowdown in compilation time.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The compiler was fixed to avoid analyzing the recursive PERFORM
    statements, reducing the time required to compile programs with
    recursive PERFORM statements when using INITCHECK and NUMCHECK
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH46393

  • 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

    2022-05-12

  • Closed date

    2022-06-17

  • Last modified date

    2022-08-12

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

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

    UI81067 UI81068 UI81069 PH48159 PH48662

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 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 UI81067

       UP22/06/24 P F206

  • R621 PSY UI81068

       UP22/06/24 P F206

  • R622 PSY UI81069

       UP22/06/24 P F206

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 December 2023