Re: [Tiny-cobol-users] Freeze.

[David E. <de...@ar...>]

Andrew Cameron wrote:

  >> Marcello wrote:
  >>
  >> I downloaded last cvs version.
  >> Installation succeeds.
  >> I send one of my fixed format sources in a a+rwx /tamp directory
  >> I try compilation
  >> cd /tamp
  >> /usr/local/bin/htcobol -cvFP -o sourcename.int sourcename.cbl
  >> terminal hangs and have to control-D
  >> If I inspect /tamp directory, i find
  >> my source sourcename.cbl
  >> a non empty sourcename.i (with modified source list)
  >> a non empty sourcename.lis (with modified source list)
  >> an empty sourcename.s
  >> Can anyone tell me what am I doing wrong
  >
  > I have seen this problem before.
  > It normally occurs when you have a Quote that is not terminated.
  > IE: a " or a ' without the corresponding " or '
  > It is a bug that should be caught by the compiler but for some
  > reason it just hangs.

This problem may be caused by the pre-processor.

Check the intermidiate (*.i) and or listing (*.lis) files to verify if
this is the case.

Note that the addition of the command line option '-t' will not delete
the intermidiate files, so they can be examined.