S878 abend in COBOL

chandrakanta · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 11 Location: india

Hi All,

I am facing S878 abend in some programs which are not compiled with CO2BI31 adressing mode.After only job fails i come to know and doing fix by compiling it with CO2BI31 .Is there any way so that i can know beofore ,this perticular program should be compile with co2bi31 addresing mode.

Thanks.

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:27 am

What is "co2BI31" addressing mode? Did you mean AMODE=31?

What is the reason-code along with S878? And have you had a chance to search the Forum for S878?

chandrakanta · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 11 Location: india

Hi Anuj,

I have googled it ,i saw some posts which indicates running out of memory. We are using endevour for compiling ,so when i compiled with PROC OPT='CO2BI31' it works fine. These cases are happening when there is a migration to production.So i want to know how can we find out whcih program should be compile with CO2BI31 proc option.

Thanks,

Bill Woodger · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:07 pm

Best to do all of them :-)

Do you mean that you want to know which are still outstanding for a recompile?

chandrakanta · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 11 Location: india

Hi Bill,

Any way to know that a perticular program should compile with PROC OPT= 'CO2BI31' ,because there are so many programs which are not compile with CO2BI31 but there are no issues with them.

Thanks ,

Bill Woodger · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:52 pm

Can you explain a bit about how your programs typically run?

Is it EXEC PGM=main
main with dynamic call to subprograms

Or something else?

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:54 pm

Hi chandrakanta,

Suggest you put this question to someone at your shop or to your site-suport group for endevour. To choose or not to choose "PROC OPT= 'CO2BI31' " is very site-specific.

A program attribute that refers to the address length that a program is prepared to handle upon entry is address-mode - it's to the user to pick his choice. If I need to choose AMODE, AMODE=ANY would be the choice but then it does not apply to your programs right away and mentioning it here is a moot point. Suggest 'gain, please talk to your site-suport group for endevour.

Bill Woodger · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:09 pm

chandrakanta,

I've just re-read your first reply to Anuj. This is coming to light when you compile for Production?

You will want compile options in Production which are the same for all modules - there can be rare exceptions.

All "the cycle" up to Production should use the same compile options.

Else, you run the risk of a mess. Like you have got.

Between technical support and the development groups, you need to decide on the options, test them out, then enforce them.

Which Cobol are you actually using?