https://github.com/inceptusp/gnucobol_wsl

👨🏻‍💻 Script to automate the instalation of GnuCOBOL on Windows via WSL
https://github.com/inceptusp/gnucobol_wsl

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👨🏻‍💻 Script to automate the instalation of GnuCOBOL on Windows via WSL

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/inceptusp/gnucobol_wsl
• Owner: inceptusp
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2020-07-23T08:30:47.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-05-19T12:04:13.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-07T11:12:03.884Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: automation, cobol, gnucobol, powershell, wsl
• Language: PowerShell
• Homepage:
• Size: 9.77 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# GnuCOBOL on WSL 2

These scripts are here to automate the installation of GnuCOBOL 3.1.2 on Windows via WSL.

### Install Instructions

1. Clone the repo

2. Install WSL and Ubuntu following the instructions on the [Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10)

3. Open Powershell as admin in the repo folder

4. Execute this command: `powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -file "install-gnucobol.ps1"`

5. Configure your UNIX username and password, if asked.

	- (OPTIONAL) Change all archive.ubuntu.com to XX.archive.ubuntu.com (where XX is the local ubuntu server from you country) in the screen and press Ctrl+X to exit and save, confirm with Y.

	- If you don't want to change the download mirrors just press Ctrl-X to skip.

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TIP: Pay attention and insert your configured UNIX password aways when asked.

TIP: When finished, you can test your instalation by compiling and executing the `test.cbl` (it's a simple calculator) file included by executing

```PowerShell

wsl cobc -x test.cbl

wsl ./test

```

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