The newest downloads available are GnuCOBOL 3.1.1 (08Dec2020), in BDB, VBISAM, and NO-ISAM versions. The binaries have been built with GMP 6.2.0 for arithmetic and PDCursesMod 4.2.0/wincon for screen access.
Wow I can't imagine the labor required to compile and vet 3.1.1
I am stuck at 3.1 Dev.
My main interest is using GnuCOBOL for zOS COBOL applications.
I won't bother to download 3.1.1
My thinking being that too many zOS inhibiting defects in 3.1 RC1 have been rolled up into 3.1.1
I would think that for the typical Linux GnuCOBOL user 3.1.1 is a milestone release.
I keep checking the bug reports to see if any of the zOS (windows as well) related bugs / defects have been remedied - not yet.
Thank you for all your efforts Arnold !
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Hi Arnold,
truly a very important, fundamental and great great job.
Since the first time, a few years ago, you made this compiler binaries at my request, immediately usable "out of the box" (remember? There's still a trace of this in Brian's FAQ).
My advice.
It would be even more useful, if you agreed, to have these binaries available directly on the GnuCOBOL website. Or at least a direct link to your web page. for example under the menu item "Files" put two submenus "Sources" and "Binaries". Where binafries has these files of yours or a link to your site.
A curiosity.
When you say "The" GC311-G-BDB "version includes Berkeley DataBase (BDB) plus full support for debugging GnuCOBOL internals" what are you saying? What's the difference ? For what purpose can this be useful?
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I've had some discussions with Simon about a direct link or hosting binaries on Sourceforge or GNU, so I think that will happen someday, perhaps very soon.
The special debugging version of GnuCOBOL is built with the following parameters added to the ./configure statement:
--enable-debug -–enable-cobc-internal-checks
Then the finished binary does not have any "unneeded" elements stripped out to reduce the size of the folder. Simon requested this once because it helped diagnose a problem during a compile, when it's very hard to see what's happening in the GnuCOBOL compiler.
Kind regards,
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The newest downloads available are GnuCOBOL 3.1.1 (08Dec2020), in BDB, VBISAM, and NO-ISAM versions. The binaries have been built with GMP 6.2.0 for arithmetic and PDCursesMod 4.2.0/wincon for screen access.
https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GC311-BDB-rename-7z-to-exe.7z
https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GC311-VBI-rename-7z-to-exe.7z
https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GC311-NODB-rename-7z-to-exe.7z
https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GC311-G-BDB-rename-7z-to-exe.7z
https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GnuCOBOL-3.1.1-MinGW-Build-Guide-V1.pdf
https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GnuCOBOL-3.1.1-MinGW-Build-Guide-V1.docx
All these links can be found on my webpage at:
https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GnuCOBOL.htm
The "GC311-G-BDB" version includes Berkeley DataBase (BDB) plus full support for debugging GnuCOBOL internals.
Kind regards,
Arnold
Wow I can't imagine the labor required to compile and vet 3.1.1
I am stuck at 3.1 Dev.
My main interest is using GnuCOBOL for zOS COBOL applications.
I won't bother to download 3.1.1
My thinking being that too many zOS inhibiting defects in 3.1 RC1 have been rolled up into 3.1.1
I would think that for the typical Linux GnuCOBOL user 3.1.1 is a milestone release.
I keep checking the bug reports to see if any of the zOS (windows as well) related bugs / defects have been remedied - not yet.
Thank you for all your efforts Arnold !
Hi Arnold,
truly a very important, fundamental and great great job.
Since the first time, a few years ago, you made this compiler binaries at my request, immediately usable "out of the box" (remember? There's still a trace of this in Brian's FAQ).
My advice.
It would be even more useful, if you agreed, to have these binaries available directly on the GnuCOBOL website. Or at least a direct link to your web page. for example under the menu item "Files" put two submenus "Sources" and "Binaries". Where binafries has these files of yours or a link to your site.
A curiosity.
When you say "The" GC311-G-BDB "version includes Berkeley DataBase (BDB) plus full support for debugging GnuCOBOL internals" what are you saying? What's the difference ? For what purpose can this be useful?
Eugenio,
Here's a link to the binaries:
https://www.arnoldtrembley.com/GnuCOBOL.htm#binaries
I've had some discussions with Simon about a direct link or hosting binaries on Sourceforge or GNU, so I think that will happen someday, perhaps very soon.
The special debugging version of GnuCOBOL is built with the following parameters added to the ./configure statement:
--enable-debug -–enable-cobc-internal-checks
Then the finished binary does not have any "unneeded" elements stripped out to reduce the size of the folder. Simon requested this once because it helped diagnose a problem during a compile, when it's very hard to see what's happening in the GnuCOBOL compiler.
Kind regards,