PH69425: A FORMATTED VARIABLE DUMP IN CEEDUMP DOES NOT OUTPUT DBCS CHAR ITEMS WITH THE DWARF OPTION FOR AMODE64

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• When clients use NOTEST(DWARF,NOSEPARATE) and CODEPAGE(1390) as
  compiler options, the DBCS characters in Working storage section
  in CEEDUMP are garbled and do not display properly making
  debugging difficult.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 and later      *
  *                 releases compiling with                      *
  *                 CODEPAGE(1390), LP(64), and                  *
  *                 TEST, TEST(DWARF), or NOTEST(DWARF) options  *
  *                 and running AMODE 64 programs which generate *
  *                 a CEEDUMP.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When COBOL data names contain DBCS      *
  *                      characters encoded in CCSID 1390        *
  *                      (typically, Japanese characters),       *
  *                      the data names in the 'Local Variables' *
  *                      section in a CEEDUMP are garbled and    *
  *                      displayed incorrectly.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  When a COBOL program is compiled with TEST, TEST(DWARF), or
  NOTEST(DWARF) options, the compiler generates DWARF information
  with COBOL data names translated from the CCSID in the
  CODEPAGE to UTF-8. At execution time, during the CEEDUMP
  process, the COBOL Runtime fails to use the CCSID specified
  in the CODEPAGE when consuming the DWARF. This results in
  a CEEDUMP where COBOL data names are inadvertently translated
  from UTF-8 to CCSID 1047. The issue occurs with CCSID 939 or
  1390.
  
  Note:
  1. CCSID 1390 is Extended Japanese Katakana-Kanji Host Mixed
  (SBCS CCSID 290 and DBCS CCSID 300).
  
  2. CCSID 939 is Japanese Latin-Kanji Host Mixed
  (SBCS CCSID 1027 and DBCS CCSID 300).
  
  COB0603T/K COB0604T/K COB0605T/K
  

Problem conclusion

• The COBOL Runtime has been corrected. The correct CCSID
  specified in the CODEPAGE is used during the CEEDUMP process.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PH69322

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

  UO06391 UO06392 UO06393

Modules/Macros

• CELQSG04 CELQV004 IGZQAPI  IGZQCA64 IGZQCDA  IGZQINPL IGZQJNI2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7D0 PSY UO06391

     UP26/01/08 I 1000  

• R7E0 PSY UO06392

     UP26/01/08 I 1000  

• R7F0 PSY UO06393

     UP26/01/08 I 1000  

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