Release Notes
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This document contains a complete listing of the latest releases, refreshes, fix packs and interim fixes sorted by version for IBM COBOL for Linux on x86
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Table of Contents:
1.2.0 Fix Pack 8 (December 2025)
1.2.0 Fix Pack 5 (November 2024)
1.2.0 Fix Pack 3 (February 2024)
1.2.0 Fix Pack 2 (December 2023)
1.2.0 Fix Pack 1 (August 2023)
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| December 5, 2025 |
| PH69281 | Empty output file being generated for OPEN EXTENDED |
| PH69287 | Adding Java interoperability support |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| July 23, 2025 |
| PH67429 | Level 88 value zero not being evaluated correctly in if statement |
| PH66666 | DIVIDE statement incorrectly calculates remainder |
| PH67433 | Missing error message when mantissa is not specified |
| PH67434 | Issues with OPEN EXTEND |
| PH67436 | Sort hang/missing records when trying to sort records in a file |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 |
| PH65007 | AT END not recognized by COBOL for Linux compiler |
| PH65903 | User abend99 causing 1GB data files to remain on the system |
| PH64286 | Files with '-' in their name are not getting generated in the correct directory with the correct name |
| PH65904 | scu omitting period after EXEC CICS commands |
| PH65575 | Adding support for PostgreSQL |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| November 1, 2024 |
| PH62532 | cob3 signal 6 due to buffer overflow |
| PH63472 | Compiler assertion in replaceListSize() |
| PH62914 | IGYDS1089-S "88" was invalid msg when compiling Linux |
| PH64084 | IGYPS2008-E A period was required before procedure-name error |
| PH64085 | Incorrect debug line numbers for PERFORM, IF and EXIT |
| PH63473 | IGYLN0034-E and IGYDS1089-S when compiling on Linux x86 |
| PH63470 | IGYLN1357-S Expected a data-name; LINE found error |
| PH63469 | Compiler hang when compiling test cases that calls copybooks which end in |
| PH63468 | The length of a table exceeded the maximum supported length of 999999999 characters error |
| PH64086 | Missing user source line numbers in runtime tracebacks |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 |
| PH61174 | Incorrect results with comp-3 subtract value |
| PH60057 | Abbreviated combined relation conditions not working |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| February 13, 2024 |
| PH59730 | Files not being properly close when a user exception occurs |
| PH59566 | Data exception not thrown with comp-3 add |
| PH59563 | Invalid result from subtract statement |
| PH59771 | cob3 assertion in dict_lookupqualifiedname |
| PH59770 | cob3 assertion failure in gentranslate |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| December 19, 2023 |
| PH58656 | New compiler sub-option ARITH(FULL) |
| PH58609 | Recursive call error when an exception occurs |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| August 28, 2023 |
| PH56555 | cob3 assertion failure for il_finishValueGen in qlnival.c |
| PH56556 | Incorrect line numbers when debugging a COBOL program that uses CICS/DB2 copy books |
| PH56557 | Incorrect debugger display of parameters for a dynamically called CICS COBOL program |
| PH56570 | Non related data member getting overwritten after a COMPUTE statement |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| June 9, 2023 |
Table of Contents:
1.1.0 Fix Pack 6 (September 2024)
1.1.0 Fix Pack 4 (December 2022)
1.1.0 Fix Pack 3 (August 2022)
1.1.0 Fix Pack 2 (April 2022) - Removed*
1.1.0 Fix Pack 1 (June 2021) - Removed*
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| September 4, 2024 |
| PH63071 | New compiler sub-option ARITH(FULL) |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| April 25, 2024 |
| PH52470 | ON SIZE error for COMP-2 data types |
| PH56557 | Incorrect debugger display of parameters for a dynamically called CICS COBOL program |
| PH52453 | Incorrect exponent in DISPLAY for COMP-2 items |
| PH44577 | Missing catalog message file |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| December 22, 2022 |
| PH50806 | IGYLN2927-S Incorrect qualifier detected at VALUE. Name is not valid error. |
| PH51624 | Issue warning message if SIZE and MAXMEM options are used td> |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| August 19, 2022 |
| APAR | Description |
| PH48094 | Assertion ((recordPtr)->type)==0 failed in compiler Frontend with CICS and SQL |
| PH48628 | Compiler error when if-else contains only exec sql statements |
| PH48635 | Assert failure in WCodeDriver |
| PH48634 | Compile time error with SECTION EXIT |
| PH48636 | COBOL program leading to DB2 bind error |
| PH48792 | PTF2 won't install on top of GA license file |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
|
*Note: 1.1.0 Fix Pack 2 uncovered an installation issue addressed via APAR PH48792. As a result, 1.1.0 Fix Pack 2 has been removed. 1.1.0 Fix Pack 3 fixes the issue mentioned in APAR PH48792. 1.1.0 Fix Pack 3 is cumulative and has all the previous APAR fixes as well.
| APAR | Description |
| PH44059 | FUNCTION TRIM causes a linker error related to undefined reference to `_Qln_triml' |
| PH45097 | INITIALISE TALLY fails to compile with COBOL for Linux x86, V1.1 |
| PH45093 | IGYPS0212-S SQL host variable reference "TUOTTOPROSENTTI" has invalid syntax |
| PH43831 | -host does not accept capitalized ASCII as a suboption |
| PH45675 | Incorrect alignment offset message displayed by the compiler |
| PH45682 | Incorrect embedded SQL behavior |
| PH45681 | Compile time error when using D or d in column 7 with embedded CICS |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
|
*Note: 1.1.0 Fix Pack 1 uncovered an issue with the GA (1.1.0.0) product licensing file. As a result, 1.1.0 Fix Pack 1 has been removed. The GA image has been refreshed with the corrected licensing package. It also includes the 1.1.0 Fix Pack 1 content.
- Installing the IBM Debug for Linux on x86 Remote Debug Eclipse User Interface
- IBM Debug for Linux on x86 known limitations
| APAR | Description |
| PH38070 | Adding support for IBM Debug for Linux on x86 |
| Compiler & Runtime | Date Released |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2021 |
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