MK5EXITS Cobol 6.5 rebuild: IGYOS4066-E "ARCH" suboptions string was invalid

Products

• Gen - Host Encyclopedia
• Gen

Issue/Introduction

Compiled the Gen 8.6 provided JCL CEHBSAMP(MK5EXITS) using COBOL compiler version IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 6.5.0.

However, this error occurred:

IGYOS4066-E The "ARCH" suboptions string was invalid. The suboptions string was discarded. 

Is it required to use any different setup when using Cobol compiler V6.5.0?

Resolution

No PTFs are required to use COBOL 6.5 with Gen release 8.6.

The IGYOS4866-E compile error has been experienced after upgrading to COBOL 6.5.
To resolve this error, change the compiler ARCH(10) parameter in the CEHBSAMP(MK5EXITS)
member to ARCH(11).

Additional Information

For current supported COBOL versions with Gen 8.6 please see Third-Party Software Version
which itself references the Gen Compatibility Matrix