https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120804
James K. Lowden <jklowden at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:
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Status|UNCONFIRMED |ASSIGNED
Last reconfirmed| |2026-05-19
--- Comment #5 from James K. Lowden <jklowden at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to Simon Sobisch from comment #0)
> test.cob: error: invalid SET Z-INT-ZAEHLER (FldNumericDisplay) TO
> _literaln_2 (FldLiteralN): not a field index
...
> I think that according to ISO neither should compile, but with -std=mf/gnu
> this may go through with a warning.
>
> Also note that the literal should be printed in the message, instead of its
> literal-id.
Yes, this is handled inconsistently. If the field is not an index, under ISO
it cannot be a SET target for TO or UP/DOWN.
