Re: [open-cobol-list] Anybody use emacs to code COBOL?

[Duke Normandin]

On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, David Essex wrote:

> Kevin Monceaux wrote:
>  > ...
> > What little I do with COBOL is usually via
> > ISPF's editor under zOS. I work as an IBM mainframe operator. That
> > reminds me, I almost forgot about THE - The Hessling Editor.  If I
> > remember correctly it can be made to look/act much like ISPF's editor.
> > Maybe I should give it another try.
>
> Actually THE (The Hessling Editor) is similar to Xedit, a mainframe
> editor found on VM/CMS.
> The editor is similar to the ISPF editor.
>
> If you are looking for a full ISPF environment (UN*X, WIn32), you can find it
> here [1].

I sure hope that I can compile it on my OS X box - looks too cool for
words ;)

> > I read in one of the COBOL tutorials that I scooped of
> > the 'net, about using a `make' with an appropriate Makefile,
> > to do as you suggest.
>
> Attached (Makefile) is a sample, single and multi-program, make file
> which can be used a template.

Thanks for the file. Once I settle in with a comfortable coding
environment, then I can concentrate on the language.
-- 
duke