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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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Modify RDz to allow breakpoints to be set outside of a debug session.

Recently, while attempting to resolve a tech support issue (PMR 62618,756) it was discovered that breakpoints cannot be set in code unless the code is already stopped at an execution point (i.e. - The compiled source code is already executing unde...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Need documentation on how to develop EGL Web application calling CICS programs using different languages

Each CICS server and associated DB2 database supports a single language (for example Russian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian)Only the EGL Web application retrieves data from these different sources.
over 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 6 Not under consideration

Request to enhance error message for locale not supported during Informix extraction

When trying to extract database information to migrate from Informix i4GL to EGL, An error is raised when an incorrect locale is used: Locale not supported. It would be good to have an indication of what locale is supported. Error message seems to...
over 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 6 Not under consideration

Allow control of margins and fonts when printing out JES output

When trying to print job output data from SDSF you can bring up the output in RDz. This output is 133 characters wide. When you attempt to print it there is no way to change the margins or shrink the size of the text so that the output can be prin...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Need ability to easily view all lines in an editor window in hex mode

Need ability to easily view all lines in an editor window in hex mode.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

RD/z "Light"

Software developers here will be getting RD/z on their development PCs soon. But, we have quite a few other users that don't need language or debugging support but would use ISPF & SDSF views etc. Hence the term RD/z Light. I would envision RD...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

WebService Enhancement

The MAJOR difference between all other platforms and the mainframe is the fact that the mainframe manipulates data stored in displacement oriented blocks. A requirement for displacement oriented data is a finite length specification. This hard non...
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

Number build outputfiles with sclm

We need a numbered outputfile for the build operation that will be started in rdz. you just can enter an name of the outputfiles. if these outputfiles allready exists, it will be overwritten. if you do the same example in the z/OS area you will ge...
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Allow a common place for import/export of RD/z settings

I would like to see a common import/export facility for the likes of connections, property groups, file system mappings etc in a similar vein to browsers. Currently, RD/z has import/export in a variety of places. This would also allow for the impo...
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

RD/z FM Interface should handle C header files

We use C code for our communications interface to our customers. We also use File Manager. FM should allow an interface with C INCLUDE header files in the same way in which Cobol INCLUDE files are handled.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 3 Not under consideration

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