Mismatched External Data After Upgrading to ACUCOBOL-GT 8.0

Problem:

After upgrading to ACUCOBOL-GT Version 8.0, some applications compiled with -Dw32 that compiled cleanly under previous versions halt with the error mismatched external data even when the programs were not changed.

Resolution:

This problem is fixed in ACUCOBOL-GT version 8.1.0. Upgrade to this version to resolve the problem.

However, you can also try any one of the three following workarounds with version 8.0:

• Compile with both -Dw32 and -Z72.
• Compile with neither -Dw32 nor -Z72. This might not be the best solution in some cases.
• Edit the lib/direct.c as follows; then relink the runtime.

  In direct.c, add two lines of code by changing this block of code:

  ***************
  *** 39,45 ****
  --- 39,47 ----
    #endif        /* ACU_SOURCE_FILENAME */
    #define       ACU_SOURCE_FILENAME     "lib/direct.c"
    structEXTRNTABLE EXTDATA[] = {
    { NULL,                 NULL }
    };

  to this:

  ***************
  *** 39,45 ****
  --- 39,47 ----
    #endif        /* ACU_SOURCE_FILENAME */
    #define       ACU_SOURCE_FILENAME     "lib/direct.c"
    staticvoid    *exc_obj;
    structEXTRNTABLE EXTDATA[] = {
    { "EXCEPTION-OBJECT",   (char *) &exc_obj },
    { NULL,                 NULL }
    };