PI46295: THE COMPILER RETURN CODE DOES NOT CORRECTLY ACCOUNT FOR BACKEND MESSAGE SEVERITIES CHANGED VIA MSGEXIT

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Both the compiler frontend and backend can generate messages
  whose severity may be modified by the MSGEXIT; the compiler
  return code is intended to represent the highest modified
  severity encountered.
  
  In the case of backend messages, a change of severity by the
  MSGEXIT is not correctly accounted for, so the unmodified
  severity determines the return code. As the backend may generate
  certain messages only with OPT(1) or OPT(2), this error appears
  to be related to optimization.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5.1 compiling     *
  *                 programs with OPT(1|2) and EXIT(MSGEXIT) and *
  *                 customizing optimizer messages from W (RC=4) *
  *                 to I (RC=0).                                 *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect compiler listing output. The  *
  *                      individual messages get changed from W  *
  *                      to I, but the compilation return code   *
  *                      is still 4, even with no Warning        *
  *                      messages.                               *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler was incorrectly overriding the overall return code
  with the return code from the optimizer phase, instead of
  honoring the customized messages result.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was changed to use the return code resulting from
  the post-customized messages severity in all cases.
  

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:

  PI48878

Modules/Macros

• IGYPSRVE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655W3200

Applicable component levels

• R510 PSY UI30482

     UP15/09/02 P F509

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