Download COBOL Plug-in 3.4.0 Alpha

COBOL Plug-in for Linux32
March 3, 2009

Linux   cobol_plugins_3.4.0_a1_linux32.zip
   
Note: This is the Alpha version so that totally UNSTABLE.
 


We have detected the following problem with the Alpha version. We will be fixed until the Final Release.

  • Dependency/Structure View
    • File delete operation does not work.
    • When copying same name file between projects, the destination is not overwritten but just deleted.
    • Context menu [Compare With] - [Local History...] does not display the dialog box.
  • Vendor Selection
    • This functionality is not yet supported.
  • Managing Project
    • Import project is incorrect. Imported files are not stored in correct folder.
    • Create "Main Program" from "New COBOL Source" wizard for the second time causes build error.
  • COBOL Editor
    • Line number foreground setting is invalid.
    • No sub menu is displayed in context menu Show In.
    • Editing Files in Different Formats is not yet supported.
    • Font change in Preference causes Horizontal ruler error.
    • Repeated Editor color change causes incorrect color setting.
    • When changing Editor font or font size, COBOL line-number(sequence number) may be garbled.
    • COBOL extension for Quick Diff may effect to original functionality.
    • Changing COBOL Editor color settings may not become effective.
    • COBOL Editor Settings is not shown in Preference started from COBOL Editor context menu.
  • Build/Run
    • If Eclipse folder path contains space(e.g. "C:\Program Files\eclipse") Build does not work.
  • Debug
    • Debug is a limitation.
    • When launching debug, perspective is not switched to Debug automatically.
  • Help
    • Help is a limitation.
    • Open Welcome page causes error.
  • Print
    • Print from menu, icon button, Ctrl+P operations are invalid.
    • COBOL line-number(sequence number) part is not printed.

 Execution Environment   Windows XP SP3   Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 
    Eclipse  Eclipse SDK 3.4.0
 (Tested on 3.4.1) 
 Eclipse SDK 3.4.0
 (Tested on 3.4.1) 
    JDK  Sun J2SE JDK5.0 Update 16   GNU Java 1.4.2 
 (included Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) 
    To use NetCOBOL
    Example UI plug-in 
 FUJITSU NetCOBOL 
 Version 7.0 or higher 
 FUJITSU NetCOBOL 
 Version 7.0 or higher 


The source code for COBOL Plug-in is available here.