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@n-isaka n-isaka released this 08 Feb 06:03
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GnuCOBOL 3.2 OSSCons patch1 released (20240116) by OSS Consortium.

Update OSSCons patch for GnuCOBOL3.2.

  • The Japanese-related features such as PIC N in opensource COBOL have been merged into GnuCOBOL 3.2.

  • The modifications are as follows:

* Support for NATIONAL item

** Support for constants (including SPACE, ZERO, and QUATE), data, section, and variable names in Japanese (Shift-JIS encoded) NATIONAL items.

** Support to convert strings to double-byte characters when moving data items from "X" to "N" PICTURE symbols.

** Support for the reference modification at NATIONAL item.

** Support for the use of NATIONAL item in STRING and INSPECT statements.

* New GnuCOBOL features

** sort handling: include support for a callable EXTSM interface also provided
   by several compilers including Micro Focus

** GET_FILE_INFO for isam files, use from EXTFH.
   Scan and get key infomation from isam files.

* New functions

** CBL_GET_OS_INFO from Micro Focus.
   Get OS information like Linux or Windows.

** CBL_SPLIT_FILE_NAME from Micro Focus.
   Split Filename into path and extension.

* EXTFH improvements

** Fix using multiple files by same FCD.
** Fix could not be defined key information when using a RELETIVE file.

* Other improvements

** Fix an error when using National item at compile.
** Fix RENAME FILE function return code when file not found.
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