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    Add githubcli and gitlabcli to OEF

    With so many switching to git it would be useful if these CLIs got added to OEF. They have many uses even automation.
    2 days ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 0 Submitted

    Native GitLab Runner for z/OS security

    The security concepts of GitLab runners are mainly intended for distributed environments owned by a single application. With the introduction of the GitLab Runner for z/OS, which is a system shared by hundreds of users and applications, a new secu...
    19 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 0 Submitted

    Support for Endevor Processor Group Steps with SYSTSPRT/SYSTSIN Allocation via Execute Package Command

    In the IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz) CARMA Endevor integration, CA Endevor® processor group steps that allocate SYSTSPRT or SYSTSIN datasets currently fail with allocation errors when executed in foreground mode or through the execute package comma...
    about 1 month ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 0 Submitted

    Support AMODE64 MQI calls from PL/I applications

    Hello IBM, AMODE64 MQI calls from PL/I applications is currently not officially supported by IBM. However, 64-bits support already exist for C applications.Adding support for PL/I only requires simple updates to the CMQEPP copybook. Here is an exa...
    3 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Planned for future release

    Reduce the amount of storage used by the JSONGet functions

    We see high cpu from LE 'Get a stack' from build in PL/1 JSONGet functions like JsonGetValue. Please reduce the stack used storage in the JSONGet functions.
    3 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Planned for future release

    Replace legacy POSIX tools with their modern open-source equivalents

    On behalf of the zopen community... to improve usability, script portability, and developer experience on z/OS UNIX System Services, it's recommended to replace legacy POSIX tools with their modern open-source equivalents. Many default z/OS UNIX u...
    10 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 2 Future consideration

    GZIP and OpenSSL for Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS

    It would be very useful to have GZIP and OpenSSL in the Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS. It ist always good to have such basic tools at hand.
    5 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 0 Under review

    Add OpenSSL port for z/OS to Open Enterprise Foundation

    We used to have through the IBM ported tools which are no longer available. Afterwards it was included in the IDz product, the FMID included a target path with Rocket tools. But since some PTFs ago OpenSSL is no longer included. Currently there is...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 3 Future consideration

    vim and ebcdic support

    If you use the --version command on vim you can see the following (abbreviated): >vim --version|moreVIM - Vi IMproved 9.1 (2024 Jan 02, compiled Nov 6 2025 07:57:02)Included patches: 1-1830Modified by IBM_OEF_1.1.0.7Compiled by IBM_OEF_1.1.0.7N...
    3 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 1 Under review

    GIT support for national characters in filenames

    Hi, Opening rfe to resolve issue in case TS016694999. We're having issues with git clones where filenames and paths in repos have been created with Swedish national characters in iDZ or VSCode. At clone the swedish characters are creating issues t...
    12 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 1

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