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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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TXSeries v8.1 Linux support for IBMCOBOL

IBM COBOL compiler is available only on AIX platform today and so there is no support for IBM COBOL on TXSeries for Multiplatforms V8.1 on Linux. The COBOL support that we have on x86 Linux is only with Micro Focus Server Express COBOL. IBM should...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

Cache DB2 table into dataspace like CMDT

provide the capability to cache DB2 table into dataspace like CICS maintain data table.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

/STO TMEMBER to a SMQ BACKEND doesn't work

The command /STO TMEMBER to SMQ backend member doesn't work. If you do a display command you can see the status ‘STOPPED' in the SMQ backend but the backend member continues accepting traffic. This command works correctly on the frontend OTMA member.
about 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

maloc enhancements

Improvements need to be make when working with the avl5 list as it deals with fragmentation . Plus additional data collection reports need to be made available to better detect and analysis the issue. In this case there was an application requesti...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Add Plattform Scope to RACF Cloud Security

Add Plattform Scope to RACF Cloud Security for CLOUD.APPLICATION.**.PLATFORM.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Control Elements for CICS

Control Elements for CICS.we would like AGGSCDS sharing across CICS region on the same LPAR / override the date at the CICS started task level (similar to ATF)It needs to be able to retain date/time overrides when the region cycles. It needs to be...
about 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Set prefix for IPIC termid rather than default "/"

We need à parameter to select the termid prefix for IPIC connection
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

RFE for header file cache optimization on C compiler

We would like to see the following implemented with the C compiler frontend just like it is for the C++ compiler frontend beginning with Xlc 12.1: -qxflag=dircache[,m[,n]] where m and n are optional * m is a integral prime number between 2 and 71 ...
about 11 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 5 Not under consideration

Debugger Callback Issue

Toolkit Debugger callback (TPF test system doing a call back to user desktop running Debugger) is causing conflicts with DXC corporate security policies. I would like to ask IBM to evaluate alternatives in order to avoid costly workarounds for users.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 1 Not under consideration

Data collection should support user message counters and a customizable weighted message calculation

• A vanilla object code version of offline DATAREAD should be shipped so that customers with no local mods do not have to compile the offline code. If customers can use the vanilla shipped DATAREAD they would not need a PL/1 compiler and could sav...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / Other 4 Not under consideration