Kobol 1.4.0 User Manual.Pdf

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Kobol is unique in the world of COBOL development systems. Kobol will generate a true executable with no run time requirements other than its support libraries. Kobol has a sophisticated IDE that contains extensive project management capability with integrated CVS support for revision management, syntax highlighting, an optional debugger and integrated syntax reference manual. The application is very straight forward to use with a low learning curve. This manual is arranged in a fashion to make it as quick and easy as possible to get started with Kobol.

When you purchased Kobol you received versions for both Windows and Linux. This chapter will explain how to install Kobol and its various subsystems. If you’re reading this document you should already have Kobol, but if you don’t, you can download a demo or purchase a copy at http://www.thekompany.com/products/kobol/. When you purchase Kobol you are entitled to free electronic updates for the life of the product for all supported platforms, this does not include add-on modules that are available separately.

You will need to be running a 300Mhz or better processor with at least 64MB of RAM, and either a Linux or MS Windows operating system. Koobl for Linux has been statically linked with all the libraries required, so you don’t need to worry about installing anything else for Kobol - just run it.

If you are using a Linux system then you need to unpack the Kobol installation package into whatever directory you like (we recommend /usr/local), by using the tar command: tar -zxvf Kobol-1.0.0.tar.gz or tar -jxvf Kobol-1.0.0.tar.bz2 Please note that the version number will change with each release, so the file name may not match the example. The command creates the directory Kobol-1.0.0 and puts all the files there. Now go into the directory with the following command: cd Kobol-1.0.0 Now just run installation script as root: ./install.sh If you have tried to install as a user other than ‘root’, then you will receive a warning message. The installation script will tell you where the files are installed so if you want to remove Kobol from your Linux system you will only need to remove /usr/local/kobol directory and the binary file /usr/bin/kobol.

Keep in mind that certain Linux distributions do not come with the required development libraries, currently that would be Lindows and Xandros. They are geared for a home desktop user and as such they don’t by default include developer tools like the gcc compiler.

To install Kobol on a Windows system you need to run the exe installation file. Now just follow the prompts as you would with any other Windows installer. If you select a ‘typical’ installation, then not all features will be installed. If you select a ‘full’ installation, you can disable features later if you like with ‘Control Panel->Removing and Add Programs’. It is also necessary for you to install the ‘CygWin’ application, this contains the compiler and various other pieces needed on Windows.

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