GCC COBOL

COBOL now native to the Open Systems

GCC is the bedrock of GNU/Linux

• Adoption of GCC is “Universal”
• GCC is actively maintained
• GCC is packaged on all major Linux distributions

New Ground-Up Compiler

• Built to the internal APIs of GCC (Gimpel)
• Uses GCC back-end for optimization and portability
• Seven developer years so far

GCC 15 Release

• Implements core COBOL from ISO-IEC 1989:2023
• Passes “NIST” (CVVS) COBOL-85 tests
• Passes COBOLworx’s additional functional tests
• Preview Debian/Ubuntu Package click to download

New COBOL Language Features

• Extended DECLARATIVES for error-checking
• Expanded Compiler Directing Facility
• …

GCC 16 (Spring 2026) Roadmap

• XML and JSON support
• Enhanced EXEC SQL integration