PH06505: POSSIBLE INFINITE COMPILER LOOP IN MODULE IGYCLIBR WHEN INCORRECT SYNTAX OF THE REPLACING STATEMENT EXISTS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During the validation of REPLACE statement syntax in the library
  phase, the compiler could sometimes get confused if the
  REPLACING statement was missing a period and the next period in
  the program was after or inside of an embedded SQL statement.
  Incorrect syntax of the REPLACING statement can trigger this.
  

Local fix

• Correct the syntax of the REPLACING statement.  For example,
  change
  
  INITIALIZE SOME-DATA-ITEM REPLACE NUMERIC DATA BY 00000000.
  to
  INITIALIZE SOME-DATA-ITEM REPLACING NUMERIC DATA BY 00000000.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of Enterprise COBOL V5.2 compiling *
  *                 programs that contain an invalid REPLACE     *
  *                 statement as well as embedded SQL            *
  *                 statements.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Possible infinite compiler loop in      *
  *                      module IGYCLIBR.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  During the validation of REPLACE statement syntax in the library
  phase, the compiler could sometimes get confused if the REPLACE
  statement was missing a period and the next period in the
  program was after or inside of an embedded SQL statement.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was updated to perform correct validation of
  REPLACE statements during the library phase, regardless of the
  presence of any subsequent embedded SQL statements in the
  program.
  

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:

  PH07224 PH08331

Modules/Macros

• IGY8RWTU IGYCBE   IGYCCBE  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 IGYECWI  IGYMSGE  IGYMSGK  IGYMSGT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655W3200

Applicable component levels

• R520 PSY UI61388

     UP19/02/23 P F902

• R521 PSY UI61389

     UP19/02/26 P F902

• R522 PSY UI61390

     UP19/02/26 P F902

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