https://github.com/fabasoad/setup-cobol-action

This action installs GnuCOBOL.
https://github.com/fabasoad/setup-cobol-action

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This action installs GnuCOBOL.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/fabasoad/setup-cobol-action
• Owner: fabasoad
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-04-16T02:03:23.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-11T22:03:24.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-11T23:19:12.561Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: cobol, github-action, github-actions, gnucobol
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 799 KB
• Stars: 15
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 6
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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README

        
# Setup COBOL (GnuCOBOL)

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This action sets up a [GnuCOBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL) programming

language.

## Supported OS

| OS      |                    |

|---------|--------------------|

| Windows | :x:                |

| Linux   | :white_check_mark: |

| macOS   | :x:                |

## Inputs

```yaml

- uses: fabasoad/setup-cobol-action@v1

  with:

    # (Optional) GnuCOBOL version. Defaults to 3.2.

    version: "3.2"

    # (Optional) If "true" it installs cobc even if it is already installed on a

    # runner. Otherwise, skips installation.

    force: "false"

```

## Outputs

| Name      | Description                       | Example |

|-----------|-----------------------------------|---------|

| installed | Whether cobc was installed or not | `true`  |

## Example usage

### Workflow configuration

```yaml

name: Setup COBOL

on: push

jobs:

  setup:

    name: Setup

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - uses: fabasoad/setup-cobol-action@v1

      - name: Run script

        run: |

          cobc -x HelloWorld.cob

          ./HelloWorld

```

### Result

```text

Run cobc -x HelloWorld.cob

Hello World!

```