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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 used and taught, there is now a scarcity of COBOL programmers which are needed to maintain old mainframes.<br>
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

# 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

Getting Started

Usage

Resources

References