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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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Passing the output parameters to invoke a service function

All the output parameters of an interface function have to be passed asdummy input parameters when invoking the service if the function has more than 1 output parameter. The function as of the interface looks likefunction testFn(inParm int in, out...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

Tooltip for variables in content-assist for PLI

In Java the according Java-Doc for variables is displayed when using the content-assist. It would be helpful to show the documentation/comment for a variable/contents of a structure when using the Content assist for PLI/Cobol-sources in RDz (or IDz).
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Show previous line of code when the AT CHANGE or watch breakpoint is encountered

When a watch breakpoint or AT CHANGE breakpoint is triggered, the debugger depicts the next statement in a program. Customers have asked to show the previous statement in this scenario. Statements may not be contiguous. For example, consider a wat...
almost 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

message IGYRC5122-U is confusing

IGYRC5122-U A RECURSIVE ENTRY TO THE COBOL ABORT MODULE OCCURRED is issued when a compilation abends due to Exscessive CPU time but does not give a clear explanation.?
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

Combine COBOL outline view and preprocessor integration

The COBOL outline view is based on the content of the editor and not on the changes made by the preprocessor integration. That results in a very confusing and long outline view when (for example) the DIVISION statements are generated by the prepro...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

IP address in HTTP POST

It is common to bind a web service to the hostname and not to the IP address.But INGOMX resolves the defined host name and uses the ip address in the HTTP POST request.This results in HTTP404 - not found. To prevent this, the INGOMX directive <...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

webservice enableGeneration

webservice enableGeneration property
almost 8 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 1 Not under consideration

Add Support for DELIMITED BY to READ statement

We would like the ability to read variable length files delimited by a user specified field separator directly into a record layout. Input file:'12345','TEST LINE''67','ANOTHER TEST LINE' ON ENDFILE(MYFILE) BEGIN; EOF_MYFILE = '1'b; END; DECLARE M...
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

RDZ Copy-Paste incomplete

You have a dataset with X'00' somewhere inside. You press CTRL-A to select everything, CTRL-C to copy everything and in a new dataset CTRL-V to paste everything. But only the beginning of the dataset is pasted. The last byte is the character just ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

OK BUTTON NOT SHOWN ON LINK PARAMETERS PANEL

From APAR IT14558http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT14558 Error description Personal Communications v12 Windows 10 Unable to press the "OK" button on "Link Parameters" panel in both 3270/5250 Communication -> Configure dialog. ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Not under consideration

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