A simple cobol IDE
Project description
OpenCobolIDE
OpenCobolIDE is a simple and lightweight cobol IDE based on the OpenCobol compiler.
The software is written in Python using PyQt5 and pyQode
Features:
syntax highlighting
code completion
code folding
auto completion (after if/else/perform)
navigable tree view of division, sections, paragraphs etc.
calculates the offsets of selected record definitions
compile as program (.exe) or as subprogram (.so/.dll)
run the program from the editor or from a configurable external terminal
also open other text files
dark color schemes and theme
cross platform: work on GNU/Linux, Windows and Mac OSX
License
OpenCobolIDE is released under the GPL version 3
Requirements
The project depends on the following packages:
Python3
setuptools
PyQt4 or PyQt5
OpenCobol
pyqode.core
Pygments
chardet
qdarkstyle
Installation
GNU/Linux
Install pyqt5, open-cobol and pip using your package manager, then run the following commands:
sudo pip3 install OpenCobolIDE
If you are on Archlinux, you can install OpenCobolIDE and all its dependencies from the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/open-cobol-ide/
Windows
There is a windows installer available here: https://launchpad.net/cobcide/+download
Mac OSX
There is a dmg image available here: https://launchpad.net/cobcide/+download
The only thing you have to do is:
to install OpenCobol compiler, e.g. using homebrew:
brew install open-cobol
run the OpenCobolIDE app
If you installed the compiler in a non-standard path and it is not recognized, you can specify and the path to the compiler in the preferences dialog under the Build & Run section (make sure to only specify the directory where the compiler can be found, not the full path).
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