https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126496
--- Comment #1 from GCC Commits <cvs-commit at gcc dot gnu.org> --- The master branch has been updated by James K. Lowden <[email protected]>: https://gcc.gnu.org/g:7a320f883fe3cbaa0ce0003d6a4eb3fc043d2e49 commit r17-2834-g7a320f883fe3cbaa0ce0003d6a4eb3fc043d2e49 Author: James K. Lowden <[email protected]> Date: Thu Jul 30 15:16:39 2026 -0400 cobol: Relax parsing restrictions for void sentences and MF $END-IF. Accept multiple consecutive periods as empty statements. Accept undocumented $END-IF under -dialect mf without comment. gcc/cobol/ChangeLog: PR cobol/126495 PR cobol/126496 * gcobol.1: Update manual to reflect new syntax. * parse.y: Allow void sentence and increment s/r expected count to 7. * scan.l: Lex $END-IF, optionally, as $END.
