PK33383: CICS TRANSLATOR SPLITS COMMENT LINE CAUSING COMPILER ERROR

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A compile time error occurs when compiling translating a C/C++
  application with the CICS translator.  In the following comment
  line of code:
    tprintf (pszCommArea, FMTOsc, FMTTOA);  /* EXEC CICS RETURN */
  the comment is being seperated during the translation process as
  follows:
    tprintf (pszCommArea, FMTOsc, FMTTOA);     /
    * EXEC CICS RETURN */
  The CICS translator is seperating the '/' and '*' which starts
  the C/C++ comment.  When this translator output is passed to the
  to the C/C++ compiler, it is causing a compiler error.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All.                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The 'C' Translator may split a start    *
  *                      comment delimiter over 2 lines and      *
  *                      result in compiler message CCN5040.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  A C program may use the preprocessor directive with a
  backslash so that different physical lines of code are treated
  as contiguous lines of code. For example, the source appears as:
                                                                 .
  #define EXAMPLE_CODE    \
    \
                               EXEC CICS STATEMENT_1; \
                               EXEC CICS STATEMENT_2; \
     EXEC CICS STATEMENT_3;
  
                                                                 .
  The translator will comment out each EXEC CICS STATEMENT_x and
  produce a corresponding DFHEXEC type statement in the listing,
  for example:
                                                                 .
  #define EXAMPLE_CODE             /* EXEC CICS STATEMENT_1 */   \
                                                  DFHEXEC("\x10\x\
  02\x00\x00\x2F\x00\x00\x13\x00\xF0\xF0\xF1\xF8\xF0\xF0");      \
                                                                 /
  * EXEC CICS STATEMENT_2 */                                     \
                                    DFHEXEC("\x10\x\02\x00\x00\xF\
  2F\x00\x00\x13\x00\xF0\xF0\xF1\xF8\xF0\xF0");                  \
                                                                 .
  Note the leading comment delimiter for EXEC CICS STATEMENT_2 has
  been split over 2 lines. The '/' is in column 72 of the previous
  line, the '*' is on the same line as EXEC CICS STATEMENT_2.
  This split comment delimiter will cause compiler error CCN5040.
                                                                 .
  Keywords: MSGCCN5040 MSGCCN3166 MSGCCN3276 CCN5040 CCN3166
            CCN3276 C++
  

Problem conclusion

• Translator module DFHEDMPD has been modified and will no longer
  split a comment delimiter over 2 lines.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UK21834

Modules/Macros

•    DFHEDMPD
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICSTS 3.1 Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655M1500

Applicable component levels

• R400 PSY UK21834

     UP07/02/14 P F702

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