Re: [open-cobol-list] inconsistence of the delivery package "open cobol<>gnu cobol" .

[john Culleton]

On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:07:27 -0500
"Brian Tiffin" <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:00:43 -0500, Gilles
> Crebassa <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > We try to pull the last version of OpenCobol
> > for Testing purpose with my cobol code but
> > I'm faced to difficult issue.
> >
> > On the site http://www.opencobol.org, I see a
> > version OpenCOBOL 2.0
> > dev2012<http://www.opencobol.org/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?cid=1&lid=8>
> >  .
> >
> > In the same time, you inform that you migrate
> > to sourceforge with GNU Cobol
> > 1.1
> >
> > The version OpenCobol provided on sourceforge
> > is :
> > open-cobol-2.0-feb2012.tar.gz<http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/files/open-cobol/2.0/open-cobol-2.0-feb2012.tar.gz/download>
> > 2013-09-19 The version of GNU Cobol on
> > sourceforge is :
> > gnu-cobol-1.1.tar.gz<http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/files/gnu-cobol/1.1/gnu-cobol-1.1.tar.gz/download>
> > 2014-01-20
> >
> > In the part GNU Cobol, the stream 2.0 is
> > empty.
> >
> >
> > in the CVS of sourceforge, I see
> > gnu-cobol-1.x and gnu-cobol-2.0
> >
> > Can you explain what is the "real" last
> > version ?
> 
> Sorry for the confusion Gilles, my bad, slowly
> being merged back to a single release point.
> 
> Firstly, opencobol.org is in Mothball.  I
> updated the links, recently, in an attempt to
> provide proper download choices, but all the
> new work and discussions occur on SourceForge
> at http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-cobol/
> 
> As mentioned by the other responses, the
> leading edge release is 2.1 by Ron Norman with
> Report Writer.
> 
> Stable release is OpenCOBOL 1.1 by Roger While.
> 
> I also posted Roger's initial OpenCOBOL 2.0
> dev2012 (this is a work in progress cut,
> unlikely to see any more changes due to events
> beyond anyone's control, but posted out of
> respect and admiration)
> 
> For safer COBOL, the 1.1 release is stable,
> valgrind friendly (no memory leaks detected,
> etc).
> 
> For more features, FUNCTION-ID and Report
> Writer, 2.1 is the latest.  Once Simon (and I,
> but sadly, most of the burden has fallen to
> Simon) get the various changes merged into
> trunk, there will be work on the 2.1 version.
> 2.0 (Roger's initial work) and the 2.1 branch,
> while more feature rich are not quite yet
> valgrind friendly.  There are leaks in the
> compiler and also in some features with
> compiled COBOL programs.  These issues don't
> seem to be stopping anyone from writing
> production level code, but no one likes
> potholes, so efforts will soon turn to filling
> in the edge cases and getting back to a higher
> level of trust.
> 
> I use the 2.1 reportwriter branch for all my
> experiments now, and it works great, but does
> make valgrind complain a little.
> 
> In short.  OpenCOBOL 1.1-Feb 2009 has a 5 year
> track record now, and is likely the version
> you'll see in various GNU/Linux package
> distribution repositories.   GNU Cobol 2.1 is
> the leading edge version where all the new cool
> stuff will happen.
> 
> OpenCOBOL 1.0 is still in some repos, as it was
> the first stamped release back in 2007.
> 
> And, just to add to the party.  Sergey Kashryin
> has posted a C++ emitting version, based on
> 2.0, now the gnu-cobol-cpp branch.  And Joe
> Robbins has been hard at work on a fileio
> simplification, based on 1.1, that again, will
> likely be merged into the 2.1 tree sometime
> soon.
> 
> For a quick view see  
> http://sourceforge.net/p/open-cobol/code/HEAD/tree/branches/
> 
> gnu-cobol-1.x will eventually become an
> official GNU Cobol release hosted on the GNU
> sites, probably as gnu-cobol-1.2
> 
> It will be shortly thereafter be superceded by
> GNU Cobol 2.1 (labeled the "reportwriter"
> branch on SourceForge). This will be sistered
> with Sergey's gnu-cobol-cpp C++ emitter.
> 
> Shorter answer.
> 
> OpenCOBOL 1.1 Feb 2009 is likely the version
> most people have installed. GNU Cobol 1.1 is a
> rebranding of OC1.1 with some patches. GNU
> Cobol 2.1 reportwriter will soon be trunk
> **This is the feature-richest version** GNU
> Cobol CPP for anyone interested in a C++ version
> 
> Shortest answer:
> 
> GNU Cobol 1.1 posted to Savannah
> GNU Cobol 2.1 posted to SourceForge as
> branches/reportwriter or
> GNU Cobol cpp posted to SourceForge as
> branches/gnu-cobol-cpp
> 
> I do apologize for the mishmash.  I thought
> releasing 2.0 early was a nice thing (and it
> was, **nice**, just not **smart**), but turns
> out to have created a splintering effect.  Like
> a broken mirror, all the pieces give a full
> reflection, but now the task is to rebuild and
> merge back to a single source release.
> 
> For the next few months;
> OpenCOBOL 1.1 for auditor friendly COBOL for
> production GNU Cobol 2.1 reportwriter for the
> newest funnest features, and as Simon says,
> "with a taste of Beta".
> 
> Joe could probably use more feedback on the
> fileiorewrite branch and Sergey's C++ version
> can't be ignored either (and it won't).
> 
> And yes, this re-merge and official release
> path for GNU is taking too long.  My bad.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Brian
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > http://about.me/crebassa.gilles
> 
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OK. Is there a tarball version of 2.1 or must I
fiddle with an svn download?

Are these versions all 64 bit friendly?

Your efforts are appreciated!

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