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PI99623: LINE NUMBER ISSUE WITH IDEBUG/DBX FOR COBOL PROGRAMS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When trying to debug COBOL programs via idebug/dbx, the line
    numbers that are getting displayed for included files has
    incorrect offsets.
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • USERS AFFECTED:
    COBOL and PL/I users using traceback or formatted dump can be
    affected by this issue
    
    PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    If executable code came from a COPY book, or %include, the line
    number reported in error traceback and/or
    formatted dumps could be wrong.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Properly detect when an executable statement came from an
    include file and don't treat it as relative to the start of the
    function.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI99623

  • Reported component name

    COBOL AIX RUNTI

  • Reported component ID

    5724Z8702

  • Reported release

    411

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2018-06-27

  • Closed date

    2018-06-27

  • Last modified date

    2018-06-27

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

    PI96963

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    COBOL AIX RUNTI

  • Fixed component ID

    5724Z8702

Applicable component levels

[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB17","label":"Mainframe TPS"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SS6SGM","label":"COBOL for AIX"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"411"}]

Document Information

Modified date:
25 January 2021