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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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Set prefix for IPIC termid rather than default "/"

We need à parameter to select the termid prefix for IPIC connection
over 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 ...
over 11 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 5 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...
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / Other 4 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V4/V5/V6 - Conflicting options DYNAM and CICS("EXCI") is false

When using the CICS coprocessor to compile programs using the EXCI interface, option CICS("EXCI"), the compiler reports an error if the DYNAM option is used : IGYOS4020-W The "DYNAM" option was discarded due to conflict resolution option. The "CIC...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

Z/OS Connect DLL version of BAQCSTUB

Currently z/OS Connect V3 does not deliver a DLL version of the BAQCSTUB stub module. As a consequence this stub cannot be called dynamically from a application program compiled with the DLL option
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V6 - Support of >>PUSH and >>POP directive as described in ISO Cobol standard 2014

Extract from ISO Cobol standard 2014 : The state of compiler directives may be saved and restored with PUSH and POP directives. A “stack” is maintained that the state of a directive may be pushed on to. A subsequent POP directive removes the item ...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Datetime arithmetic in data studio generated SQL

Our team uses the MDS Data Studio in Eclipse for generating reports on SMF 30 records. Reports are requested by Test Architects and therefore require us to neatly export them with the "Export..." feature. However, the SQL that gets generated in MD...
over 5 years ago in IBM Open Data Analytics for z/OS (IzODA) / Mainframe Data Service 0 Future consideration

Limit the use of the ALL parameter for certain IMS type 2 commands.

Limit the use of the ALL parameter for certain IMS type 2 commands.
over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Common Service Layer 4 Not under consideration

Display of all items in the CRPA area

Add a display of all items in the CRPA areas.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Relative Date Offset

Hourglass currently supports relative year offset using Yxdd where x=P for plus and M for minus and dd= number of years to offset. Please add support for relative day offset.You could use something like Dxdddd where x=P or M and dddd is the number...
over 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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