[open-cobol-list] Dollar usage in column 7

[Margit Schubert-While]

MF has extensions for compiler directing.
In particular, the following :
$SET
$DISPLAY

Could we ignore these ?
(Should be a simple fix in pplex.l)

For further/future consideration, MF also has :
$IF
$ELSE
$END

Format 1 for $IF :
 $IF constant-name [NOT] {< > =} literal
Format 2 for $IF
 $IF constant-name [NOT] DEFINED

The $IF's can be nested.

If it is decided to implement this, we could have
a "-D" compile option (eg -DMYCONSTANT or -DMYCONSTANT=1)

Roger While