New Open Source Utility

Just to let folks know I have published a new open source utility on
SourceForge.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ibuild/

I call it iBuild. It is a new version of my utility COMPILE.

I still believe that a good Make tool is an absolutely essential tool in an
ILE environment or even with monolith coding. Please see the Readme for
more information.

It brings several improvements including.

1. Written in ILE/RPG, CLLE and modules, 100% Free Format programs and
service programs if you are looking for examples of 100% Free programs. .
2. Substitution variables are now names in the format of @Name instead of
numbers.
3. Substitution variables are soft-coded and you can add new ones if you
felt the need.
4. A new utility SETEVENTF for use with RDI that allows you to get back
error messages when you are compiling programs or service programs or other
objects that don't return event files. You will now get error messages
back.
5. Optional and Required programs. You can tag a line as either optional or
required or a continuation. If a line is optional (*_>_O tag), the process
will continue if the command fails. If the command is required (*_>_R tag)
and the command fails, processing will stop.

For example,

//*_>_O DLTMOD MODULE(@OBJLIB/@OBJNAM)
//*_>_R CRTRPGMOD MODULE(@OBJLIB/@OBJNAM)
//*_>_C SRCFILE(@SRCLIB/@SRCFIL)
//*_>_C SRCMBR(@SRCMBR)
//*_>_C DBGVIEW(@MODDBG) OPTIMIZE(@OPTILE)

If the command delete module fails the processing continues because the
module may not exist yet but if the CRTRPGMOD fails there is no reason to
continue so processing stops.

6. Plus marks are no longer needed at the end of a line to indicate a
continuation. The C says continue the line. Unfortunately, you still have
to use */ on the end of a CL source line.
7. Installation is done with IBM LODRUN command. Source members and a build
program is also available if you don't want to use LODRUN.
8. You can limit how many lines to search for the instructions and how
characters in the line to search for the tags.
9. Still tightly integrates with RDI or WDSI.
10. Requires V7R1M0 or higher.

And the best part it is still FREE!!.

Enjoy. Please contact me if you have issues or problems.