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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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TPF Toolkit RSE ? Trash or Recycle Bin

TPFUG_Req_Number: V07011FContact Originator Id: kirtisri.samarasuriya@sabre-holdings.comAbstract: TPF Toolkit should save deleted objects in a recycle/trash folder for later purge or restore.Description: It's common for users to mistakenly delete ...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 3 Not under consideration

Allow for hexadecimal data in EBW area of launched ECB

TPFUG_Req_Number: V14139ORIGIN DATE: 12/20/2013 REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Allow hexadecimal data as a parameter to be attached to the ECB for the Toolkit ECB launcher. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION In addition to the current ability to populate the EBW area ...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Direct launched ECB to selectively activated loadset

TPFUG_Req_Number: V14138ORIGIN DATE: 12/20/2013 REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Allow launched ECB in toolkit to use code (programs) in a selectively activated loadset. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION Currently a launched ECB executes system base code. However durin...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Measuring usage of EVENT processing

TPFUG_Req_Number: S99008Contact Originator Id: Kathy HymerAbstract: Data Collection needs some visibility into Event Table activity.Description: Data Collection should show some visibility into the number of blocks actively processing EVENT reques...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

MQ04012 MQSeries Process messages from an xmitq on a deactivated processor

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ04012Contact Originator Id: rmansell@visa.comAbstract: Process messages from a transmission queue on a deactivated processor.Description: Messages on local normal queues can be moved from a deactivated processor to an active pr...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Debuggeru2013Add variable length to Variables View

TPFUG_Req_Number: V13135ORIGIN DATE: 4/19/2013REQUIREMENT ABSTRACTHave the Debugger Variables View display the length of each variable. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTIONEnhance the Debugger Variables View to display the length of each variable. SOLUTION CON...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

MQ04009 MQSeries: Remote Administration

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ04009Contact Originator Id: rmansell@visa.comAbstract: Provide support for remote administration of TPF MQ queue managers.Description: Provide support for remote administration of TPF MQ queue managers as defined by the MQ arch...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Dynamic IOCP Support

TPFUG_Req_Number: S06003FContact Originator Id: john.chauvenne@worldspan.comAbstract: Add Dynamic IOCP Support to TPF.Description: Dynamic IOCP is critical to running multiple production environments within the same physical processor footprint wi...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

MQ04004 MQSeries needs different record IDs for TPFCS data

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ04004Contact Originator Id: rmansell@visa.comAbstract: Provide ability to distinguish between MQ records for TPF loggingDescription: Customers need to tailor RTV logging to not log specific records based on record ID and applic...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

PDEU0302-423 Provide audit trail for GDPS panel selections and script execution

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: CN=Arlene Berchtold/OU=Poughkeepsie/O=IBMSubmitters Company: IBM Development PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PDEU0302-423 Provide audit trail for GDPS panel selections and script executionHomework Assigned: NoReq...
over 9 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release