Eugenio Di Lorenzo

So far, I have learned how to update the manual using Texinfo commands by "copying" them from other parts of the manual that serve as examples. However, I now see that there are several different types of texinfo commands for creating "links," and I am unsure which one is the right one to use. Testing would be required, but I am unable to do that on my own. If I were to create a version of the file that turned out to be incorrect, I might cause problems for Vincent. Therefore, I am asking for his...

So far, I have learned how to update the manual using Texinfo commands by "copying" them from other parts of the manual that serve as examples. However, I now see that there are several different types of texinfo commands for creating "links," and I am unsure which one is the right one to use. Testing would be required, but I am unable to do that on my own. If I were to create a version of the file that turned out to be incorrect, I might cause problems for Vincent. Therefore, I am asking for his...

Fixes for >>DEFINE with CONSTANT

Ok. It was not necessary to create a new sub-chapter. Created ticket #1258.

Fixes for >>DEFINE with CONSTANT

01 VAR AS CONSTANT VALUE "whatever". That is incorrect. The correct version is: 01 VAR CONSTANT AS VALUE "whatever". In general, the Superbol HELP was derived from a now-obsolete version of the PG, so it is currently less up-to-date than the Programmer's Guide. However, the documentation for >>DEFINE is now identical in both the SUPERBOL help and the PG. The PG documentation for >>DEFINE seems to clearly explain how to use the optional [ CONSTANT ]clause, which is permitted only when "literal-1"is...

The attached document (the cheat sheet) from SUPERBOL indicates that a PIC 9(1) COMP field in GnuCOBOL occupies only 1 byte. See attached image. The same is indicated for COMP-5. However, the Programmer's Guide states that it occupies 2 bytes. Is the Programmer's Guide correct?

The attached document (the cheat sheet) from SUPERBOL indicates that a PIC 9(1) COMP field in GnuCOBOL occupies only 1 byte. See attached image. The same is indicated for COMP-5. However, the Programmer's Guide states that it occupies 2 bytes. Is the Programmer's Guide correct?