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After Installing

Setting the Environment

After you install Studio Enterprise Edition for UNIX, you are need to set the following environment variables:

  • COBDIR. Specifies the directory that contains Studio Enterprise Edition for UNIX
  • PATH. Specifies the directories to be searched by all UNIX and Linux programs, including the run-time system, when finding executables to be run. To set it:
    PATH=$INSTDIR/bin:\$PATH
  • LD_LIBRARY_PATH, LIBPATH or SHLIB_PATH, depending on your system. Specifies the directory or directories for the UNIX or Linux system, cob and the run-time system to search for shared libraries and callable shared objects. To set these:

    On Red Hat Linux and Solaris:

    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$INSTDIR/lib

    On AIX:

    LIBPATH=$INSTDIR/lib

    On HP-UX:

    SHLIBPATH=$INSTDIR/lib
  • MFPLI_PRODUCT_DIR. Specifies the location of the Open PL/I installation. This location is determined by the system administrator and is /opt/microfocus/cobol by default. To set it:
    MFPLI_PRODUCT_DIR=$INSTDIR

Depending on your environment, you may need to add these to you .profile, .bashrc, .cshrc or .login file in your home directory.

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