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OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical => Programming => Topic started by: Robert Roland on October 24, 2025, 06:30:36 am

Title: VisualAge COBOL 2.2 on ArcaOS or Warp 4.52
Post by: Robert Roland on October 24, 2025, 06:30:36 am
Has anyone installed VA COBOL on ArcaOS or Warp 4.52?

It seems the SOM objects have a problem - after a reboot, I get an error from PROTSHELL at startup and OS/2 crashes.

If I move VACOBOL to the end of the SOM path, it gets further, but still crashes.
Title: Re: VisualAge COBOL 2.2 on ArcaOS or Warp 4.52
Post by: Dave Yeo on October 24, 2025, 06:43:01 am
Be careful with LIBPATH, likely it installed itself early in LIBPATH, move it to the end.
For VACPP, I use a script instead of letting it mess with config.sys, might be best to do the same.
I'll attach my script to give ideas. You should revert your config.sys to before you installed it and keep the new one under a different name so you know what you need.
Edit: Also note the use of the Toolkit and that some of it is installed by YUM or ANPM
Title: Re: VisualAge COBOL 2.2 on ArcaOS or Warp 4.52
Post by: Robert Roland on October 25, 2025, 05:15:52 am
Be careful with LIBPATH, likely it installed itself early in LIBPATH, move it to the end.
For VACPP, I use a script instead of letting it mess with config.sys, might be best to do the same.
I'll attach my script to give ideas. You should revert your config.sys to before you installed it and keep the new one under a different name so you know what you need.
Edit: Also note the use of the Toolkit and that some of it is installed by YUM or ANPM

It was several paths - LIBPATH, SOMDIR, and it messed with LIB and INCLUDE, but I got it! Thanks for the hint!
Title: Re: VisualAge COBOL 2.2 on ArcaOS or Warp 4.52
Post by: Martin Iturbide on October 25, 2025, 05:56:50 pm
Hello

This is interesting. I would like to put the info and recommendations on this thread and upload it to hobbes.

Robert, if you have any COBOL for OS/2 sample that you want to share, let me know to upload it to this Github account: https://github.com/orgs/OS2World/repositories?q=COBOL
I have some COBOL samples there, but I had never try to compile those, and I don't know if Microfocus COBOL samples are useful for your.

Regards