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by masom 941 days ago
Pretty surprised to see this given GnuCOBOL (previously OpenCOBOL) has been part of the GNU project for a little while. https://gnucobol.sourceforge.io/

It makes sense as OpenCOBOL isn't part of GCC as a front-end, it generates C code that is compliant to various COBOL standards and extensions. That C code can subsequently be audited and/or compiled with GCC/clang.

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How does one debug with GnuCOBOL?
Using gdb. On the GnuCobol site you see a Screenshot of a debugging session in VS Code https://gnucobol.sourceforge.io/ https://gnucobol.sourceforge.io/images/VSC_ScreenShot.png