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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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Cobol V6R2 - Set default value of undefined compilation variable to false (B'0')

The assignment of the default value B'1' to an undefined compilation-variable-name does not seem to be a good choice because it implicitly implies the inclusion of a text conditioned by this compilation-variable-name. The default value of an undef...
about 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Is a defect

Bring IBM AD Source checks in Line with IBM Compilers

IBM AD used as analysis and cross reference tool. When adding source code some code is not added into the repository because it fails IBM AD syntax checking. All the code loaded is from production libraries and the code passed the IBM compilers al...

Improve Report Performance

On large applications the report process does not complete.

All Callgraphs

Provide a redraw in background option

Job Flow

Allow all components in a Job Flow to be opened in Browse.

Block selection not working in PDP Cobol editor for RPP 9.5.1

Using the PDP Cobol editor in RPP 9.5.1, the Block select copy/paste function does not work. I can type alt-shift-a which brings up the block selection box to copy a block of text, but when I copy to the clipboard, the entire line of code is copie...
over 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Is a defect

-ge erroné non détecté lors de la migration

Contexte : post-migration base CEDI Segment NN03 dans *GFX, il existe des lignes de type T dans -le -ge. La zone description ne correspond pas à un texte. Dans RPP, un lien est créé qui ne correspond à rien et entraîne la création de Warnings "lie...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Is a defect

Since we upgraded Windows 10 with the redstone SP PCSWS.EXE crashes when closing a 5250 session.

env: windows 10, PComm prb: when closing pc5250 pcsws.exe fails with an application error since updating windows 10 with the redstone SP.
over 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Is a defect

RPP Screen Preview buttons reversed

Using RPP Version 9.5.1 iFix3 (and earlier versions), the two screen emulator icons which appear when you have a screen design open are reversed. The "Launch Screen Emulator on the selected screen with color" actually launches the emulator without...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Is a defect

Text Entity called by element in help does not allow positioning

Adding a TEXT link after an element forces the text section in front of the element. In pacbase, we were able to provide a value in position 4 to control where that text went.
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Is a defect