PI93640: Customization macro defaults to a PARMCHECK buffer size of zero if buffer size is omitted

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• While it is incorrect per the documentation to omit the buffer
  size from the PARMCHECK parameter of the IGYCOPT macro during
  compiler option customization, if it is omitted it quietly
  defaults to zero rather than 100:
  
      *,IGY1076 (PARMCHECK) PARMCHECK SUBOPTIONS ABD AND 0 WILL BE
          SET AS DEFAULTS
  
  which may cause problems downstream.
  

Local fix

• Code the parameter as documented.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.1 who try to    *
  *                 set a default compiler option setting for    *
  *                 PARMCHECK in IGYCDOPT.                       *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Compiler ABORT: If a user accidentally  *
  *                      leaves out the buffer size suboption    *
  *                      when specifying PARMCHECK in IGYCDOPT,  *
  *                      the compiler can ABORT with message:    *
  *                      IGYPG5125-U THE COMPILATION WAS         *
  *                      TERMINATED DUE TO A COMPILER ERROR IN   *
  *                      PHASE ID: "IGYCPGEN". IGYPG5201-U       *
  *                      INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR CODE "PMAA-00"  *
  *                      OCCURRED.                               *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The compiler was not designed to set a default for the
  PARMCHECK buffer if it was not included in IGYCDOPT, but there
  also was no error message when IGYCDOPT was compiled.  The
  result was a PARMCEHCK buffer size of zero, which caused a
  compiler ABORT later on.
  

Problem conclusion

• Macro IGYCOPI was changed to set the default to 100 for
  PARMCHECK, to tolerate users accidentally leaving it out of
  their specification in IGYCDOPT.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PI90655

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

Modules/Macros

•    IGYCCBE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY UI53916

     UP18/02/28 P F802

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