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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...
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Copy member to input stream similar to AINSERT

Provide an assembler instruction statement (ACOPY for example) to inserta member into the input stream along the lines of AINSERT. Customer suggested extending AREAD with a member name, but this may be more complex than really needed, for example ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 2 Delivered

remove shared TSQ in CF automatically

In CICS4.2, TSQ can be removed from main storage automatically after expiry interval. Customer wants same function for shared TSQ in CF
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Expand text of IBM1085I + add "Used but Unset Identifiers" to listing + add RULES(NOUNSET) with ALL | SOURCE as suboption

We have programmers initializing every bit and byte with the INIT attribute in the declaration. Although technically correct this is often completely useless as the correct value has to be set while processing. This programming behavior is bad bec...
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Expand coverage of RULES(NOUNREF)

Under RULES(NOUNREF) the IBM1085I message is issued for untyped automatic variables only. We would like to get this message issued also for:- Untyped static variables- Typed automatic variables- Typed static variables
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Expand of RULES(NOGLOBALDO) to RULES(NOGLOBAL) with 1st suboption ALL | DO and 2nd suboption ALL | SOURCE

We want to ensure that no variables from parent blocks are accessed by its containing procedure at all – not only loop control variables: Therefore we would like to get the RULES suboption changed from [NO]GLOBALDO to [NO]GLOBAL:- With GLOBAL as d...
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Add RULES(NOLAXCALC) with 1st suboption ALL | SOURCE and 2nd suboption EXCEPT()

We want to ensure that no calculations are done with CHARACTER, GRAPHIC, PICTURE, WIDECHARACTER and/or WIDEPICTURE variables: Therefore we would like to get a new RULES suboption [NO]LAXCALC:- With LAXCALC as default- With ALL (default) or SOURCE ...
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

JAVA-less dependancy on the local JRE for Host On-Demand

The ability for Host On-Demand (zOS) to be able to function without the need to use a local JAVA JRE.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Delivered

HoD-Icon soll nicht auf dem Desktop erscheinen

HoD 12 legt auf dem Desktop immer ein Icon an.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 4 Delivered

Share perspective among a group of users in CICS explorer

Customer request this capability of CICS explorer so that it's more flexible and convenient. Currently, when customer open CICS explore they may customize the perspective to this explorer worspace. However, when he moves to another desktop and reo...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 9 Delivered

Autoinstall for CEE RDO Group programs

Allow the 1600 program definitions in RDO group CEE to be autoinstalled.
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

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