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COBOL Compiler Debug Information
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     Use the COBOL Debug Information option to select the type of debug
     information included in the program.
 
     Option       Result
 
     None         No debug information is generated.
 
     Animator     Produces an object file with intermediate code and a
                  a separate .IDY file with information used by the
                  Animator debugger. This option can only be used with
                  shared run-time libraries.
 
                  Command-line directive: ANIM OPT"0"
 
     CodeView     Produces an object file with full symbolic-debugging
                  information for the CodeView debugger. This file
                  includes full symbol-table information and line
                  numbers. Use this option with the corresponding LINK
                  option /CO (automatically set when you select the
                  CodeView debugger).
 
                  Command-line directive: EANIM ANIM
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