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RPG Ports from AS/400 to Linux?

Posted by Cliff on from the report-program-generator dept.

Spacemonkey asks: "So, IBM has finally ported Linux to run on their veritable plethora of hardware. Sounds like a real solid commitment to OSS, right? Well, the devil's in the details, however. After spending several hours searching on the Internet, I could not find one single implementation of the RPG ? environment on Linux. So IBM really wants to run Linux on their machines, but what if you want to run your AS/400 applications within the Linux space instead of OS400?"

"So now come the other questions, fast and furious:

  • Is it possible to run the RPG environment within Linux?
  • Can it be done on x86 hardware?
  • Are there any legal restrictions on doing the port?
  • If it has been done, where's the beef?
What good is running Linux on a cavalcade of hardware if you can't get to your 'native' applications? If I can get COBOL, then RPG should be just around the corner..."

2 of 38 comments (clear)

  1. Yes it is possible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    RPG can be converted into COBOL using a simple Perl script; from there you can use GNU COBOL to compile it. I've done this with our businesses payroll program, now we run it on a cluster of Linux machines, we used to use an AS/400. Now we donated the AS/400 to a local school and couldn't be happier... personally I find Linux easier to use and more reliable than propetary OS400.

  2. Re:SOL? by Cato · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's at least one RPG compiler for Linux - see http://www.californiasoftware.com/calsw/rvb_unibol 400.htm