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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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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

Support Oracle Database for the DBB WebApp

Add support for Oracle Database for the DBB Webapp
about 4 years ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Not under consideration

Support PostgreSQL for the DBB WebApp

Add support for PostgreSQL
about 4 years ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Not under consideration

Support missing DFHBMPFF and DFHBMPCR constants in TXseries DFHBMSCA include/copybook files

Support missing DFHBMPFF and DFHBMPCR constants in TXseries DFHBMSCA include/copybook files
about 8 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

Cross reference should also show "SET" caused by ALLOCATE

The Attribute/Xref Table shows the "Sets" and "Refs" for variables used in a program. However, it does not (status, EPLI V4.3) show any variables set upon ALLOC of a BASED structure declared with initialized fields.
about 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

BIDI support

There is no BIDI hebrew support for this product.
about 8 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

installation of product and feature and update

product installation and updates are always problematic
about 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 1 Not under consideration

ISRLEMX should expand Copybooks even if COPY is not the first word of the line

I try expanding copybooks into our sources using ISRLEMX. But this doesn't work for most of our Cobol-programs as ISRLEMX only seems to work if COPY is the first word of the line. ISRLEMX should support all possible COPY codings supported by the C...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

Wildcard on transaction name when defining application entry point on transaction

Client has many transactions which run the same program, but the transactions have different quality of service to meet for different business needs.When defining transaction entry point, it will be good to be able to use wildcard (e.g. * ) to spe...
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

AD support for ASG/Zeke

Support the ASG/Zeke scheduling product.
about 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

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