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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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005f added after any underscore in the jsf variable names

When generating a jsf enabled jsp, if in the EGL jsf handler you add a variable having an underscore in it, and reference such variable from a jsf tag, let's say an input field, you'll see the reference with a 005f after the underscore. Meaning: m...
over 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 4 Not under consideration

EGL handler using an EGL library holds on to global EGL library and the global variables within that library

request to improve performance by handling differently libraries in JSF handlers.
almost 16 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 2 Not under consideration

skip re-generation of unchanged egl source code wiht SDK

EGLSDK always re-generate egl source code which are listed in the command file.Generating unchanged souce code is not necessary becauses it takes much more time.It's a good idea behaving like Java SDK.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 2 Not under consideration

Issue warning when we skip generation of dead code

Request to improve EGL validation to verify that every positional get statements (get next, get previous, ...) are following an open statement.
about 16 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 3 Not under consideration

EGLSDK should implement incremental regeneration of IR files [35226]

Environment: Windows Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer Program Version : 7.5.1.3Description.The EGLSDK command line always regenerates the IR files regardless of whether any associated EGL files have been altered or not. In the RBD G...
almost 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 5 Not under consideration

Re-generation of EGL programs

It would be very nice if the EGL programmer could right-click on an item in the "EGL Generation Results" window and choose "Re-generate Item". It would also be nice if the EGL programmer could right-click in the "EGL Generation Results" window and...
over 16 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Not under consideration

Hierarchical package presentation does not work in the EGL Project Explorer

Create a new EGL Project. Create a package named a.b.c In the Project Explorer, the package shows up as "a.b.c" under the EGLSource folder. Click on the drop down arrow for the Project Explorer view to show the filters, Link Editor option, etc. Ex...
about 17 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 2 Not under consideration

How to move unstructured records between arrays

Customer, is trying to move an array of records to another empty one, using the move command with the byname syntax. It's possible to do it only with a structured record.
over 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 4 Not under consideration

No generation of java classes from referenced projects in the refering project.

Customer Published Description to be provided.
over 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Not under consideration

Support arbitrary expressions for array initial length declarations

KBC requests that arbitrary positive integer expressions are supported for array initial length declarations, not just literals. It should be possible to write the following code for example, list dnt_map[in0s03_R_47.ipt_Zn.usr_Data.dnm_Tbl_Sze_Cr...
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Not under consideration

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