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COBOL is an old language which is commonly used in mainframe computers.  | COBOL is an old language which is commonly used in mainframe computers.  | ||
Since COBOL is no longer widely   | Since COBOL is no longer widely taught in academia, there is now a scarcity of COBOL programmers which are needed to maintain old mainframes.<br>  | ||
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===Linux===  | ===Linux===  | ||
* Download [https://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/ GnuCOBOL] by following the [https://sourceforge.net/p/open-cobol/wiki/Install%20Guide/ Install Guide]  | * Download [https://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/ GnuCOBOL] by following the [https://sourceforge.net/p/open-cobol/wiki/Install%20Guide/ Install Guide]  | ||
<pre>  | |||
# Install prerequisites  | |||
sudo apt install libgmp-dev libltdl-dev  | |||
sudo apt install libdb-dev libncurses-dev  | |||
# Download gnucobol  | |||
wget -O gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz https://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/files/gnucobol/3.0/gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz/download  | |||
tar xf gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz  | |||
# Install  | |||
cd gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz  | |||
./configure  | |||
make  | |||
sudo make install  | |||
ldconfig  | |||
</pre>  | |||
==Getting Started==  | ==Getting Started==  | ||
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==Resources==  | ==Resources==  | ||
* [https://www.tutorialspoint.com/compile_cobol_online.php Online Cobol Compiler]  | * [https://www.tutorialspoint.com/compile_cobol_online.php Online Cobol Compiler]  | ||
* [https://open-cobol.sourceforge.io/ COBOL Guides]  | |||
==References==  | ==References==  | ||
Latest revision as of 19:33, 8 April 2020
COBOL is an old language which is commonly used in mainframe computers.
Since COBOL is no longer widely taught in academia, there is now a scarcity of COBOL programmers which are needed to maintain old mainframes.
Installation
Linux
- Download GnuCOBOL by following the Install Guide
 
# Install prerequisites sudo apt install libgmp-dev libltdl-dev sudo apt install libdb-dev libncurses-dev # Download gnucobol wget -O gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz https://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/files/gnucobol/3.0/gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz/download tar xf gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz # Install cd gnucobol-3.0-rc1.tar.xz ./configure make sudo make install ldconfig