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COBC(1) User Commands COBC(1) NAME cobc - manual page for cobc (GnuCOBOL) 2.2.0 SYNOPSIS lt-cobc [options]... file... DESCRIPTION GnuCOBOL compiler for most COBOL dialects with lots of extensions OPTIONS -h, -help display this help and exit -V, -version display compiler version and exit -i, -info display compiler information (build/environment) and exit -v, -verbose display compiler version and the commands invoked by the com- piler -vv, -verbose=2 like -v but additional pass verbose option to assembler/compiler -vvv, -verbose=3 like -vv but additional pass verbose option to linker -q, -brief reduced displays, commands invoked not shown -### like -v but commands not executed -x build an executable program -m build a dynamically loadable module (default) -j [<args>], -job[=<args>] run program after build, passing <args> -std=<dialect> warnings/features for a specific dialect <dialect> can be one of: default, cobol2014, cobol2002, cobol85, xopen, ibm-strict, ibm, mvs-strict, mvs, mf-strict, mf, bs2000-strict, bs2000, acu-strict, acu, rm-strict, rm; see configuration files in di- rectory config -F, -free use free source format -fixed use fixed source format (default) -O, -O2, -O3, -Os enable optimization -g enable C compiler debug / stack check / trace -d, -debug enable all run-time error checking -o <file> place the output into <file> -b combine all input files into a single dynamically loadable mod- ule -E preprocess only; do not compile or link -C translation only; convert COBOL to C -S compile only; output assembly file -c compile and assemble, but do not link -T <file> generate and place a wide program listing into <file> -t <file> generate and place a program listing into <file> --tlines=<lines> specify lines per page in listing, default = 55 --tsymbols specify symbols in listing -P[=<dir or file>] generate preprocessed program listing (.lst) -Xref specify cross reference in listing -I <directory> add <directory> to copy/include search path -L <directory> add <directory> to library search path -l <lib> link the library <lib> -A <options> add <options> to the C compile phase -Q <options> add <options> to the C link phase -D <define> define <define> for COBOL compilation -K <entry> generate CALL to <entry> as static -conf=<file> user-defined dialect configuration; see -std -list-reserved display reserved words -list-intrinsics display intrinsic functions -list-mnemonics display mnemonic names -list-system display system routines -save-temps[=<dir>] save intermediate files - default: current directory -ext <extension> add file extension for resolving COPY Warning options: -W enable all warnings -Wall enable most warnings (all except as noted below) -Wno-<warning> disable warning enabled by -W or -Wall -Wno-unfinished do not warn if unfinished features are used - ALWAYS active -Wno-pending do not warn if pending features are mentioned - ALWAYS active -Wobsolete warn if obsolete features are used -Warchaic warn if archaic features are used -Wredefinition warn incompatible redefinition of data items -Wtruncate warn field truncation from constant assignments -Wpossible-truncate warn possible field truncation - NOT set with -Wall -Woverlap warn overlapping MOVE items -Wpossible-overlap warn MOVE items that may overlap depending on variables - NOT set with -Wall -Wparentheses warn lack of parentheses around AND within OR -Wstrict-typing warn type mismatch strictly -Wimplicit-define warn implicitly defined data items -Wcorresponding warn CORRESPONDING with no matching items -Winitial-value warn if initial VALUE clause is ignored -Wprototypes warn missing FUNCTION prototypes/definitions -Warithmetic-osvs warn if arithmetic expression precision has changed -Wcall-params warn non 01/77 items for CALL params - NOT set with -Wall -Wconstant-expression warn expressions that always resolve to true/false -Wcolumn-overflow warn text after program-text area, FIXED format - NOT set with -Wall -Wterminator warn lack of scope terminator END-XXX - NOT set with -Wall -Wlinkage warn dangling LINKAGE items - NOT set with -Wall -Wunreachable warn likely unreachable statements - NOT set with -Wall -Werror treat all warnings as errors -Werror=<warning> treat specified <warning> as error Compiler options: -fsign=[ASCII|EBCDIC] define display sign representation - default: machine native -ffold-copy=[UPPER|LOWER] fold COPY subject to value - default: no transformation -ffold-call=[UPPER|LOWER] fold PROGRAM-ID, CALL, CANCEL subject to value - default: no transformation -fdefaultbyte=<value> initialize fields without VALUE to value - decimal 0..255 or any quoted character - default: initialize to picture -fmax-errors=<number> maximum number of errors to report - default: 100 -fintrinsics=[ALL|intrinsic function name(,name,...)] intrinsics to be used without FUNCTION keyword -fno-recursive_check disable check of recursive program call; effectively compiling as RECURSIVE program -ftrace generate trace code - executed SECTION/PARAGRAPH -ftraceall generate trace code - executed SECTION/PARAGRAPH/STATEMENTS - turned on by -debug -fsyntax-only syntax error checking only; don't emit any output -fdebugging-line enable debugging lines - 'D' in indicator column or floating >>D -fsource-location generate source location code - turned on by -de- bug/-g/-ftraceall -fimplicit-init automatic initialization of the COBOL runtime system -fstack-check PERFORM stack checking - turned on by -debug or -g -fwrite-after use AFTER 1 for WRITE of LINE SEQUENTIAL - default: BEFORE 1 -fmfcomment '*' or '/' in column 1 treated as comment - FIXED format only -facucomment '$' in indicator area treated as '*', '|' treated as floating comment -fnotrunc allow numeric field overflow - non-ANSI behaviour -fodoslide adjust items following OCCURS DEPENDING - requires implicit/ex- plicit relaxed syntax -fsingle-quote use a single quote (apostrophe) for QUOTE - default: double quote -foptional-file treat all files as OPTIONAL - unless NOT OPTIONAL specified Compiler dialect configuration options: -freserved-words=<value> use of complete/fixed reserved words -ftab-width=1..12 set number of spaces that are asumed for tabs -ftext-column=72..255 set right margin for source (fixed format only) -fpic-length=<number> maximum number of characters allowed in the character-string -fword-length=1..61 maximum word-length for COBOL words / Programmer defined words -fliteral-length=<number> maximum literal size in general -fnumeric-literal-length=1..38 maximum numeric literal size -fassign-clause=<value> set way of interpreting ASSIGN -fbinary-size=<value> binary byte size - defines the allocated bytes according to PIC -fbinary-byteorder=<value> binary byte order -ffilename-mapping resolve file names at run time using environment variables. -fpretty-display alternate formatting of numeric fields -fbinary-truncate numeric truncation according to ANSI -fcomplex-odo allow complex OCCURS DEPENDING ON -findirect-redefines allow REDEFINES to other than last equal level number -flarger-redefines-ok allow larger REDEFINES items -frelax-syntax-checks allow certain syntax variations (e.g. REDEFINES position) -frelax-level-hierarchy allow non-matching level numbers -fsticky-linkage LINKAGE-SECTION items remain allocated between invocations -fmove-ibm MOVE operates as on IBM (left to right, byte by byte) -fperform-osvs exit point of any currently executing perform is recognized if reached -farithmetic-osvs limit precision in intermediate results to precision of final result (less accurate) -fconstant-folding evaluate constant expressions at compile time -fhostsign allow hexadecimal value 'F' for NUMERIC test of signed PACKED DECIMAL field -fprogram-name-redefinition program names don't lead to a reserved identifier -faccept-update set WITH UPDATE clause as default for ACCEPT dest-item, instead of WITH NO UPDATE -faccept-auto set WITH AUTO clause as default for ACCEPT dest-item, instead of WITH TAB -fconsole-is-crt assume CONSOLE IS CRT if not set otherwise -fno-echo-means-secure NO-ECHO hides input with asterisks like SECURE -fcomment-paragraphs=<support> comment paragraphs in IDENTIFICATION DIVISION (AUTHOR, DATE-WRITTEN, ...) -fmemory-size-clause=<support> MEMORY-SIZE clause -fmultiple-file-tape-clause=<support> MULTIPLE-FILE-TAPE clause -flabel-records-clause=<support> LABEL-RECORDS clause -fvalue-of-clause=<support> VALUE-OF clause -fdata-records-clause=<support> DATA-RECORDS clause -ftop-level-occurs-clause=<support> OCCURS clause on top-level -fsynchronized-clause=<support> SYNCHRONIZED clause -fgoto-statement-without-name=<support> GOTO statement without name -fstop-literal-statement=<support> STOP-literal statement -fstop-identifier-statement=<support> STOP-identifier statement -fdebugging-mode=<support> DEBUGGING MODE and debugging indicator -fuse-for-debugging=<support> USE FOR DEBUGGING -fpadding-character-clause=<support> PADDING CHARACTER clause -fnext-sentence-phrase=<support> NEXT SENTENCE phrase -flisting-statements=<support> listing-directive statements EJECT, SKIP1, SKIP2, SKIP3 -ftitle-statement=<support> listing-directive statement TITLE -fentry-statement=<support> ENTRY statement -fmove-noninteger-to-alphanumeric=<support> move noninteger to alphanumeric -fmove-figurative-constant-to-numeric=<support> move figurative constants to numeric -fmove-figurative-quote-to-numeric=<support> move figurative constant QUOTE to numeric -fodo-without-to=<support> OCCURS DEPENDING ON without to -fsection-segments=<support> section segments -falter-statement=<support> ALTER statement -fcall-overflow=<support> OVERFLOW clause for CALL -fnumeric-boolean=<support> boolean literals (B'1010') -fhexadecimal-boolean=<support> hexadecimal-boolean literals (BX'A') -fnational-literals=<support> national literals (N'UTF-16 string') -fhexadecimal-national-literals=<support> hexadecimal-national literals (NX'265E') -facu-literals=<support> ACUCOBOL-GT literals (#B #O #H #X) -fword-continuation=<support> continuation of COBOL words -fnot-exception-before-exception=<support> NOT ON EXCEPTION before ON EXCEPTION -faccept-display-extensions=<support> extensions to ACCEPT and DISPLAY -frenames-uncommon-levels=<support> RENAMES of 01-, 66- and 77-level items -fconstant-78=<support> constant with level 78 item (note: has left to right precedence in expressions) -fconstant-01=<support> constant with level 01 CONSTANT AS/FROM item -fprogram-prototypes=<support> CALL/CANCEL with program-prototype-name -freference-out-of-declaratives=<support> references to sections not in DECLARATIVES from within DECLARA- TIVES -fnumeric-value-for-edited-item=<support> numeric literals in VALUE clause of numeric-edited items -fincorrect-conf-sec-order=<support> incorrect order of CONFIGURATION SECTION paragraphs -fdefine-constant-directive=<support> allow >> DEFINE CONSTANT var AS literal where <support> is one of the following: 'ok', 'warning', 'ar- chaic', 'obsolete', 'skip', 'ignore', 'error', 'unconformable' -fnot-reserved=<word> word to be taken out of the reserved words list -freserved=<word> word to be added to reserved words list -freserved=<word>:<alias> word to be added to reserved words list as alias AUTHOR Written by Keisuke Nishida, Roger While, Ron Norman, Simon Sobisch, Ed- ward Hart Built Sep 06 2017 20:39:24 Packaged Sep 06 2017 18:39:02 UTC C version "7.0.1 20170430 (prerelease)" REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to: bug-gnucobol@gnu.org or (preferably) use the issue tracker via the home page. GnuCOBOL home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gnucobol/> General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/> COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SEE ALSO The full documentation for cobc is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and cobc programs are properly installed at your site, the command info gnucobol should give you access to the complete manual. cobc (GnuCOBOL) 2.2.0 September 2017 COBC(1)
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