I come to you with a problem, and it's not that my cat won't stop trying to sit on my keyboard (although that's definitely a problem too). No, my problem is that I can't for the life of me figure out how to install the GNUCobol compiler on my Windows 11 machine. And trust me, I've tried everything short of sacrificing a goat to the coding gods.
But seriously, I'm a Cobol programmer who's looking to develop an app that I can share with other users as a standalone app. I believe that Cobol has a lot to offer, and I want to share that with the world! However, I'm kind of stuck at the moment.
That's where you come in, my lovely GNUCobol community! I'm hoping that some of you might be able to offer me some tips and tricks on how to get the compiler up and running on my machine. I promise that I'll do my best to return the favor someday (maybe with some virtual cupcakes or something).
So, let's band together and make magic happen! Or at least make this installation process a little less painful. Let's share our expertise, our knowledge, and our love of all things Cobol. And who knows, maybe we'll even have a little fun along the way.
Thanks for listening to my rambling, and I hope to hear from some of you soon!
Cheers.
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Finally someone who is as expressive in his words as COBOL is ;-)
Warm welcome you anonymous friend to GnuCOBOL! (note: register and login for immediate posts without the need for a moderator to unlock your post, as well as providing a way to know a bit better who one's writing to).
And: Do not fear, because he who searches for install help will be helped.
And: Do not be ashamed, because... that's so easy that you can do it with your cat on the keyboard (and I'm know what I'm talking about here, especially concerning cats on boards).
Thank you! I did all that you listed and everything has gone well so far. I understand I have to compile the compiler using cobc. Is there a way to find what should I compile and further steps? Sorry for asking so many things, but I have no idea how to do it. Hope you can help me. Thank you!
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Yes, you can. You should also review the STARTHERE file, and the sample compile script named gcx.cmd, and the testgc.cmd script that verifies the install.
Kind regards!
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Hi, this post shows once again how there is a lot of desire for COBOL and also how it is necessary to facilitate even more the installation of the compiler in the executable version.
It's the same problem that I had a few years ago and that Arnold had solved for me at the time and that today is used a lot by many people.
We developers need a quick and easy installation. On the GnuCOBOL site this information on how to start programming in GnuCOBOL in the simplest and fastest way possible is still too little immediate.
Also to avoid bad publicity (the same post is on the "Cobol Programmers" Facebook group with thousands of subscribers) I think it would be very useful to have an indication on the homepage that is very clear and immediately readable on how to install the executables for WIndows, for linux etc etc
The best would be to have a ready-made IDE like OpenCobolIDE which is fully functional but unfortunately it is in a state of maintenance or as it seems it could be GIX or VSCODIUM.
I think in time we will get there.
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Hello CNU Cobol community,
I come to you with a problem, and it's not that my cat won't stop trying to sit on my keyboard (although that's definitely a problem too). No, my problem is that I can't for the life of me figure out how to install the GNUCobol compiler on my Windows 11 machine. And trust me, I've tried everything short of sacrificing a goat to the coding gods.
But seriously, I'm a Cobol programmer who's looking to develop an app that I can share with other users as a standalone app. I believe that Cobol has a lot to offer, and I want to share that with the world! However, I'm kind of stuck at the moment.
That's where you come in, my lovely GNUCobol community! I'm hoping that some of you might be able to offer me some tips and tricks on how to get the compiler up and running on my machine. I promise that I'll do my best to return the favor someday (maybe with some virtual cupcakes or something).
So, let's band together and make magic happen! Or at least make this installation process a little less painful. Let's share our expertise, our knowledge, and our love of all things Cobol. And who knows, maybe we'll even have a little fun along the way.
Thanks for listening to my rambling, and I hope to hear from some of you soon!
Cheers.
Finally someone who is as expressive in his words as COBOL is ;-)
Warm welcome you anonymous friend to GnuCOBOL! (note: register and login for immediate posts without the need for a moderator to unlock your post, as well as providing a way to know a bit better who one's writing to).
And: Do not fear, because he who searches for install help will be helped.
And: Do not be ashamed, because... that's so easy that you can do it with your cat on the keyboard (and I'm know what I'm talking about here, especially concerning cats on boards).
cobc... and get the Programmer's Guide from https://gnucobol.sourceforge.io/guides.html and possibly have a look at the HTML manual there, too
Thank you! I did all that you listed and everything has gone well so far. I understand I have to compile the compiler using cobc. Is there a way to find what should I compile and further steps? Sorry for asking so many things, but I have no idea how to do it. Hope you can help me. Thank you!
Oh! I See. The compiler is already installed. I can code my programs now, right?
Yes, you can. You should also review the STARTHERE file, and the sample compile script named gcx.cmd, and the testgc.cmd script that verifies the install.
Kind regards!
Hi, this post shows once again how there is a lot of desire for COBOL and also how it is necessary to facilitate even more the installation of the compiler in the executable version.
It's the same problem that I had a few years ago and that Arnold had solved for me at the time and that today is used a lot by many people.
We developers need a quick and easy installation. On the GnuCOBOL site this information on how to start programming in GnuCOBOL in the simplest and fastest way possible is still too little immediate.
Also to avoid bad publicity (the same post is on the "Cobol Programmers" Facebook group with thousands of subscribers) I think it would be very useful to have an indication on the homepage that is very clear and immediately readable on how to install the executables for WIndows, for linux etc etc
The best would be to have a ready-made IDE like OpenCobolIDE which is fully functional but unfortunately it is in a state of maintenance or as it seems it could be GIX or VSCODIUM.
I think in time we will get there.