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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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Metal C - Compiler option to specify a register to map DSA

Currently Metal C uses Register 13 to map the DSA. Pls add a compiler option, for the user to specify the register that the compiler should use to map the DSA. Register 13 contents usually point to the save area. We have use cases, where the save ...
almost 6 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 2 Not under consideration

TABR - Capture retention date for tape backups

In the TABR reporting it dose not report on how long the backups will exists. It will be great to have a feature that captures the retention period for tape datasets to allow the user to understand how long the backup will be retained.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 0 Future consideration

RSA résultats perdus à la fermeture d'Eclipse

Les résultats de RSA dans la vue Software Analyzer sont perdus à la fermeture d'Eclipse
almost 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Not under consideration

Externalize BPE TTE and TTVE

In IMS V13, IBM is providing macro HWSUSTAT, which has DSECTs HWSUSTAT and HWSLRCTR. From what I understand these DSECTs document the variable entry variable section of the HWS RCTR BPE external trace records (based on BPETRFM0 output). These DSEC...
almost 12 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 3 Not under consideration

ztpld clear out the KSA (keypiont staging area)

Customer is requesting that ztpld program load process program (cil0) always clear out the KSA (keypoint staging area). The reason for the change is that there was an old keypoint in the keypoint staging area when keypoints were being loaded .&nbs...
almost 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Warnings founded when building the project COB (Case 2)

The new feature will avoid to think that the COBOL analyzer is not following the new rules of COBOL authorized by the compilers.
almost 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Warnings founded when building the project COB (Case 9)

The new feature will avoid to think that the COBOL analyzer is not following the new rules of COBOL authorized by the compilers.
almost 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

CICS Event Processing adapter write to USS file

Provide a CICS Event Processing adapter to write to USS files
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Mettre l'appel du micro-pattern SQL avec le code généré en F80

Suite au PMR 22950 999 706, il serait souhaitable que le micro-pattern *!SQL soit mis juste avant le code généré.
almost 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Rational Developer for System z should preserve member statistics (created/changed date) when COPY/PASTE done to another PDS.

When using Rational Developer for System z (RDz) to COPY member from one z/OS PDS and PASTE member into another z/OS PDS, ISPF statistics on member should be transferred as well. This should work like ISPF 3.3 does when copying member(s) from one ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration