First retrieve the source code by clicking here.
Extract the contents of the downloaded source code to your desired location. Change directory to the selected location.
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./configure CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/include -/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/lib make -j4 sudo make install
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Next check the version of cobc by issuing the following command.
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cobc -v
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The resulting output should reflect the following.
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cobc (GnuCOBOL) 3.1-rc1.0 Built Sep 12 2020 13:29:26 Packaged Jul 01 2020 00:39:38 UTC C version "10.2.0" loading standard configuration file 'default.conf' cobc: error: no input files
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Install the OpenCOBOLIDE by clicking here.
Invoke the GnuCobol IDE by issuing the following command.
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python3 /usr/bin/opencobolide
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Check the versions reflected in the About option of the IDE.
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cobc --info
============
cobc (GnuCOBOL) 3.1-rc1.0
Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Keisuke Nishida, Roger While, Ron Norman, Simon Sobisch, Edward Hart
Built Sep 12 2020 13:29:26
Packaged Jul 01 2020 00:39:38 UTC
C version "10.2.0"
build information
build environment : x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
CC : gcc
C version : "10.2.0"
CPPFLAGS :
CFLAGS : -O2 -pipe -finline-functions -fsigned-char
-Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wmissing-prototypes
-Wno-format-y2k -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
LD : /usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64
LDFLAGS : -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now,-O1
GnuCOBOL information
COB_CC : gcc
COB_CFLAGS : -I/usr/local/include -Wno-unused
-fsigned-char -Wno-pointer-sign -pipe
COB_LDFLAGS :
COB_LIBS : -L/usr/local/lib -lcob -lm
COB_CONFIG_DIR : /usr/local/share/gnucobol/config
COB_COPY_DIR : /usr/local/share/gnucobol/copy
COB_MSG_FORMAT : GCC
COB_OBJECT_EXT : o
COB_MODULE_EXT : so
COB_EXE_EXT :
64bit-mode : yes
BINARY-C-LONG : 8 bytes
endianness : little-endian
native EBCDIC : no
extended screen I/O : ncursesw
variable file format : 0
sequential file handler : built-in
ISAM file handler : BDB
mathematical library : GMP
XML library : libxml2
JSON library : disabled
cobcrun --runtime-env
=====================
command "cobcrun --runtime-env" failed with exit code 1.
Note that this command is supported only by recent builds of GnuCOBOL
Process output: /usr/local/bin/cobcrun: unrecognized option '--runtime-env'
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By using these commands the GnuCOBOL compiler can be upgraded to the latest version.
Mr. Arch Brooks, Software Engineer, Brooks Computing Systems, LLC authored this article.