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<p>Created page with &quot;== 11. Build and Compilation == === 11.1 Recommended cobc Flags === {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot; ! Flag !! Purpose |- | &lt;code&gt;-Wall&lt;/code&gt; || Enable all warnings; treat unexplained warnings as defects. |- | &lt;code&gt;-Wtruncate&lt;/code&gt; || Warn on MOVE where source is wider than destination. |- | &lt;code&gt;-debug&lt;/code&gt; || Enable PERFORM stack checking in test builds. |- | &lt;code&gt;-O2&lt;/code&gt; || Enable optimisation in production builds. |- | &lt;code&gt;-free&lt;/code&gt; || Only if...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== 11. Build and Compilation ==<br /> <br /> === 11.1 Recommended cobc Flags ===<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot;<br /> ! Flag !! Purpose<br /> |-<br /> | &lt;code&gt;-Wall&lt;/code&gt; || Enable all warnings; treat unexplained warnings as defects.<br /> |-<br /> | &lt;code&gt;-Wtruncate&lt;/code&gt; || Warn on MOVE where source is wider than destination.<br /> |-<br /> | &lt;code&gt;-debug&lt;/code&gt; || Enable PERFORM stack checking in test builds.<br /> |-<br /> | &lt;code&gt;-O2&lt;/code&gt; || Enable optimisation in production builds.<br /> |-<br /> | &lt;code&gt;-free&lt;/code&gt; || Only if the project adopts free-format source throughout.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === 11.2 GixSQL Pre-Processor ===<br /> <br /> * Run &lt;code&gt;gixpp&lt;/code&gt; before &lt;code&gt;cobc&lt;/code&gt; for any program containing EXEC SQL statements.<br /> * Verify the pre-compiler listing (&lt;code&gt;*_cbsql.out&lt;/code&gt;) for connection alias names before integrating with other programs.<br /> * Keep the pre-compiler output under source control for auditability.<br /> * Do not hand-edit pre-compiler output — always regenerate from the &lt;code&gt;.cbl&lt;/code&gt; source.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ----<br /> &#039;&#039;[[Cobol programming standards|← Back to index]]&#039;&#039;</div>

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