HOSTSIGNS

Restriction: This directive is supported in native COBOL only.

Allows arithmetic and moves with COMP-3 items with illegal sign nibbles (such as those produced by a redefinition of the item) to produce the desired result.

Note: This directive is deprecated and may be removed in a future product. Use the checker options SIGN-FIXUP, HOST-NUMMOVE, and HOST-NUMCOMPARE instead.

Syntax:
>>-.---.-.----.---HOSTSIGNS------><
   +-/-+ +-NO-+
Parameters:

None

Properties:
Default: NOHOSTSIGNS
Phase: Generate
$SET: Initial
Comments:

Specifying HOSTSIGNS causes COMP-3 arithmetic to be performed by a non-optimized route, reducing the efficiency of your programs.

For smaller, faster code you should not specify HOSTSIGNS.

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