Compiler options

•	When compiling source files of a IBM COBOL application, the following options should always be used:

-cv -cva

•	In addition, depending on the way you need COMP fields to be represente, one of these two options should be used:

-dci	Use IBM sign encoding and IBM COMP sizes. COMP sizes are 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 or16 depending on the item picture. See USAGE clause for details about how numeric data items are affected by this option.
-dcii	Use IBM sign encoding and IBM COMP sizes. COMP sizes are 2, 4, 8 or16 depending on the item picture. See USAGE clause for details about how numeric data items are affected by this option.