PI65525: COBOL.DBG FILESET SHOULD NOT PRE-REQ THE COMPILER FILESET

COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 14 (August 2016 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 15 (August 2017 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 16 (July 2018 PTF) for 4.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The cobol.dbg fileset contains expression evaluator code so that
  client's can use the IBM Debugger along with COBOL programs. So
  this fileset shouldn't pre-req the compiler.
  

Local fix

• cobol.dbg.4.1.1.0 does not pre-req the compiler and can be
  installed without the compiler.
  

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  COBOL users who try to install just the cobol.dbg fileset
  without the COBOL compiler installed will be affected by this
  issue.
  
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The cobol.dbg fileset pre-reqs the cobol.cmp fileset at
  installation time.
  
  Clients who did not have the COBOL ocmpiler installed but wanted
  to use the debugger to debug COBOL programs were not able too.
  

Problem conclusion

• CONCLUSION:
  The compiler pre-req has been removed now when trying to install
  the cobol.dbg fileset.
  

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:

  PI70753 PI70762

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COBOL AIX RUNTI

• Fixed component ID

  5724Z8702

Applicable component levels

• R411 PSY

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