[Bug cobol/126496] cobol1: non-documented non-standard directive $END-IF not handled (+ word split issue)

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https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126496

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The master branch has been updated by James K. Lowden <[email protected]>:

https://gcc.gnu.org/g:7a320f883fe3cbaa0ce0003d6a4eb3fc043d2e49

commit r17-2834-g7a320f883fe3cbaa0ce0003d6a4eb3fc043d2e49
Author: James K. Lowden <[email protected]>
Date:   Thu Jul 30 15:16:39 2026 -0400

    cobol: Relax parsing restrictions for void sentences and MF $END-IF.

    Accept multiple consecutive periods as empty statements.  Accept
    undocumented $END-IF under -dialect mf without comment.

    gcc/cobol/ChangeLog:

            PR cobol/126495
            PR cobol/126496
            * gcobol.1: Update manual to reflect new syntax.
            * parse.y: Allow void sentence and increment s/r expected count to
7.
            * scan.l: Lex $END-IF, optionally, as $END.