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COBOLworx

GCC COBOL

  • A new, native COBOL compiler for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)

  • Developed for GCC by COBOLworx

  • Expected release May 2025

  • Leverages GCC optimization and portability

  • Frozen for release 17 April 2025 

Supported Language Features in GCC 15 

  • Compiles ISO-IEC 1989:2023

  • Passes NIST CCVS/85 COBOL Compiler Verification Suite

  • Supports many IBM and MicroFocus extensions

  • Extended DECLARATIVES for error-checking

  • Compiler Directing Facility

  • GnuCOBOL emulation

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GCC COBOL

Ready to Use

  • Native COBOL source-language debugging with gdb, the GNU Project Debugger

  • Tested on x86_64 and aarch64 architectures, others pending

  • Supported by the COBOLworx developers

GCC 16 Roadmap (2026)

  • XML and JSON support

  • Enhanced EXEC SQL integration

Deferred Function

  • Object Oriented Programming

  • Report Writer

  • SCREEN Section

Our Commitment

COBOLworx has already extended GCC COBOL to support syntax beyond what ISO specifies.  We try to prioritize features according to the needs of production applications.  If you encounter syntax in your COBOL programs that GCC COBOL rejects, please feel free to contact us, or file a feature request with gcc. 

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