[open-cobol-list] problem with linking and execution

[Richard A. Painter]

i am running cobc 0.9.5.92

the attached 2 cobol files: program2.cob calls program3.cob.
however i can't get program2 to execute.  here are the methods i have tried:

        1. cobc -static -c PROGRAM3.cob
           cobc -static -c -m PROGRAM2.cob
           cobc -o program2 PROGRAM2.o PROGRAM3.o

           all that executes is program3 and not the top-level program2

        2. cobc -static -C PROGRAM3.cob
           cobc -static -C -m PROGRAM2.cob
           gcc -c -O `cob-config --cflags` PROGRAM2.c PROGRAM3.c
           gcc -o program2 PROGRAM2.o PROGRAM3.o `cob-config --libs`

           same as #1, all that executes is program3 and not the top-level 
program2

        3. if i leave the -m off i get "multiple main defined" and the link 
fails.

examining the .c code from #1 appears to look ok.  program2.c has a main and
program3 does not.

r
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      * ?SAVE ALL
      * ?SYMBOLS,INSPECT,OPTIMIZE 2
      * ?ANSI;NOBLANK
       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID. PROGRAM2.
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
       INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
       FILE-CONTROL.
       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  ws-field1            pic x(10).
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       0000-MAINLINE.
           display 'CALLING PROGRAM 3 1ST TIME'
           CALL 'PROGRAM3'
           display 'CALLING PROGRAM 3 2ND TIME'
           CALL 'PROGRAM3'
           exit program.

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID. PROGRAM3.
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
       INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
       FILE-CONTROL.
       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  ws-field1            pic x(10) VALUE SPACES.
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       0000-MAINLINE.
           DISPLAY 'FIELD = ' WS-FIELD1
           MOVE 'DOUG VOGEL' TO WS-FIELD1
           exit program.