PI50447: COBOL MESSAGE IGYCB7300-W BEING ISSUED INCORRECTLY

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Enterprise COBOL 5.x program which has 'GO TO section'
  statement, with the section coded with only another 'GO TO'
  statement, issues error message IGYCB7300 incorrectly. Message
  states that code can never be executed, and is therefore
  discarded.
  

Local fix

• For this specific instance, the message can be ignored.
  However, use caution because the message is useful in many
  instances.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5.1 compiling     *
  *                 COBOL programs that contain GOTO DEPENDING   *
  *                 ON statements where one or more destinations *
  *                 of the GOTOs contain no code besides another *
  *                 GOTO.                                        *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Misleading message: The compiler issues *
  *                      warning MSGICYCB7300-W THE CODE FROM    *
  *                      LINES x IN PROGRAM 'xxxxx' CAN NEVER BE *
  *                      EXECUTED AND WAS THEREFORE DISCARDED.   *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
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  The compiler was logging all lines of COBOL code removed by a
  particular optimization. In this case, the logging is
  unnecessary.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was fixed to issue the warning message for lines of
  COBOL code removed when replacing a GOTO reaching a GOTO with a
  single direct GOTO.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PI49127

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

Modules/Macros

• IGYCBE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655W3200

Applicable component levels

• R510 PSY UI32598

     UP15/11/05 P F511

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