Activate object-time switch
The object-time switch is set when the runtime option DEBUG or NODEBUG is specified. (NODEBUG is the default supplied by IBM®.)
For details on the format, see DEBUG in the COBOL for Linux® on x86 Programming Guide.
The USE FOR DEBUGGING declarative procedures are activated when DEBUG is in effect and inhibited when NODEBUG is in effect.
The debugging lines (lines with "D" or "d" in column 7) are not affected by the DEBUG or NODEBUG option; they are always active if they have been compiled.
When WITH DEBUGGING MODE is not specified in the SOURCE-COMPUTER paragraph, the object-time switch has no effect on execution of the object program.
You do not have to recompile the source unit to activate or deactivate the object-time switch.