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Status Delivered
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 11, 2016

Missing/missplaced compiler message

In Cobol versions pre V5 the IGY compiler messages for discarded code are displayed:
- in the listing directly after the affected Cobol statements for each discarded code parts
- in the summary at the end of the output.

With Cobol V5 only one message for all discarded parts is displayed at the end of the assembler listing.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Oct 2, 2017

    This RFE has been delivered in V6.2

  • Guest
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    Nov 10, 2016

    Moving this RFE to uncommitted candidate state.