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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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Fault Entries in History Dataset should be compressed

To save DASD space in environments with big regions Fault Analyzer should have an option to save and handle Fault Entries in compressed format (TRSMAIN).
over 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

File Manager for zOS Should Support MVS Product Enablement

File Manager is licensed relative to the size of the LPARs in which it runs. IBM needs to provide a mechanism to control its usage by LPAR.
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

xlc listing files for inline functions incorrect

Found a surprising limitation with xlc listing files for inline functions that are in .h files. The listing for such functions in the PDEF section has a line number like 691 | which doesn't reflect the source line number at the top of that .lst fi...
over 11 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 4 Not under consideration

CTG COMMUNICATIONs statistics

We have 2 CTGs connected to one TOR region.In the ISC statistics we have 2 lines for each CTG and all the counters are equal to zero.We notice that the only counter updated is for the AOR communication (PPRD).We would like to have the number of in...
almost 4 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

New API EXEC CICS RUN TRANID for the CTS 5.4 with the existing terminal environment

We are strictly bound to an existing terminal (TCTTE - entry). The new API is interesting but worthless without TCTTE.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

IDz users should be able to use the special characters for their strong passwords ($@#.<+!&]*-%_>?:=).

Users can work in Belgium (one team) or in France (another team). The 3270 emulator is set to a code page 1148 or 1147 respectively. The IDz Eclipse GUI seems to assume or retrieve the default zOS code page IBM-037. There is no option to tell it t...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 4 Not under consideration

PWFI Regions Applications should not be terminated when processing a OLC PREPARE.

Currently when the OLC PREPARE Online Change phase is run all PWFI Regions are posted off the SUBQ6 and the Application Programs are terminated through SCQC . That change appears was introduced by old Apars PL55214 on DFSICLV0 for type1 /MODIFY Co...
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 2 Not under consideration

Debug Tool - add support for protected assembler debugging

Current the Debug Tool does not support debugging of protected assembler modules making it impossible to debug some of our system exits and applications. I'd rather not have to switch to a product that supports this functionality since our user ba...
over 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Create CICS Control Element

Allow the Control Center running under ISPF to support date/time simulations for CICS regions.
over 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Support Apache V2.4+

Apache 2.4+ is out, and 2.2+ will be out of service by 12/31/17. The Apache HTTP Server Project will only provide maintenance releases of the 2.2.x flavor through June of 2017, and may provide some security patches beyond this date through at leas...
almost 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

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