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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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Cobol V5 - STGOPT does'nt optimize SQL--* variables created par SQL option

Cobol V5 compiler, as Cobol V4 compiler, can process DB2 SQL commands through the integrated coprocessor (instead of a pre- compilation) . When the SQL compiler option is enabled, the "automatic" variables SQL - * are created. We identified a diff...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 11 Is a defect

Retain existing API files in server in case of issues with deployment for an API

If redeployment of already existing API is unsuccessful, previous version of API present on z/OS Connect server also gets deleted. Refer attached documents for details.
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Is a defect

PROC USAGE WILL NOT CONSIDER A PROC THAT DOES NOT HAVE AT LEAST ONE DDNAME OVERRIDE

Customer utilizes a PROC that is invoked without needing to add a DDNAME override. Customer wants to see that this PROC is returned in the PROC USAGE facility in analyze client. The PROC name is missing. The same PROC does appear in the job flow d...
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Is a defect

RSE is outlined as the ENQ-User for a user- or team-library under TSO/ISPF

In certain cases, RSE is outlined as the ENQ-User for a user- or team-library under TSO/ISPF. The origin user, who has the ENQ cannot be evaluated in TSO/ISPF by hitting PF1 twice. There is a workaround to determine the correct user, who has the E...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Is a defect

Add support for the ++INCLUDE statement to the DBB Scanner

The IBM PL/I Compiler supports the ++INCLUDE construct using the PP(INCLUDE('ID(++INCLUDE)')) Compile parameter. The Scanner in DBB does not support the ++INCLUDE construct when scanning PL/I source code for include member dependencies. This lack ...
over 3 years ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Is a defect

Having the compiler points out invalid move

During the COBOL 6 migration we encounter several cases where some invalid data are moved into numeric edited decimal data. Eg: 01 W-PIC9-1 PIC 9.01 W-PIC9-2 PIC 9. MOVE 'à' TO W-PIC9-1[...]IF W-PIC-9-1 = W-PIC9-2[...]Could supply you with the rea...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Is a defect

Améliorer le temps de génération local des très gros programmes

Lors d'une génération local en COBOL d'un gros programme (exemple chez ESP. bib. DMR serveur MRV011 un peu moins de 100000 lignes COBOL...) la génération prend environ 1 minute 30 secondes à 2 minutes sur nos postes. Ceci est gênant car à chaque m...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Is a defect

Allow to reload the debug file manually

Manually reload debug file that was created under USS.1) When the auto debug file load fails, the source code view has 1 blank line only. I cannot reload manually.2) When the debug file path in the load module is not available in the test z/OS USS...
almost 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Is a defect

Allow z/TPF to run without consoles

Allow TPF to run if no consoles are available and an attempt to fallback to the HMC is not successful. Do not crash TPF, instead, send all console data to the RTA tape via TOURC for later on analysis. We have had conditions where TPF took a catast...
about 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Is a defect

Highlighting the beginning and the end of an IF or PERFORM statement

With cobol editor, when i select a "IF", the "ELSE" and "END-IF" are highlighted.Same thing wirh "Perform End-Perform", Evaluate, End-Evaluate and all instructions vith scope terminator. With PDP Cobol Editor, it will be very useful to have this h...
about 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Is a defect

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