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From: [e-mail] (Simon Fowler)
Subject: Re: Need info on Cobol products
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:43:11 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Ellen F Quaadgras) writes:
> Hi,
>     I have an HP 900/720 for which I want to purchase a Cobol
> compiler. All I really need to do with it is compile some small test
> programs (it will be used for a class). I talked to my sales rep from
> HP, and he said that there are three versions: the Developer's
> package, the compiler, and the runtime package. My question is: is the
> "runtime" version of Cobol sufficient, or do I need the "compiler".
> The reason I'm confused is this: my sales rep is unclear whether the
> "runtime" version does any actual compiling. I think, however, if it
> doesn't compile, what on earth does it do? Interpret?

COBOL/HP-UX is licensed from Micro-Focus. Each machine that runs a COBOL program requires
a licence. The supplier can ship either an executable or .int or .gnt files. Any of
these will run on a runtime system.
The Compiler is the minimum needed to actualy compile/run COBOL code. The
Developer includes all the utilities needed for a development environment, including
the Animator for debugging.

simon

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