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This wiki is the main source of documentation for developers contributing to the OpenCobolIDE project. You are encouraged to come and share all kind of personal contributions: new pages, improvements to existing pages, or even simple corrections.

Setting up a development environment

This section describes how to setup a development of OpenCobolIDE for your favorite operating system.

Linux

• 1. Install PyQt4 or PyQt5 using your distribution's package manager.
• 2. Install GnuCobol using your distribution's package manager.
• 3. Install pip and setuptools for python 3 using your distribution's package manager.
• 4. Clone the OpenCobolIDE repository: clone git://github.com/OpenCobolIDE/OpenCobolIDE.git
• 5. Navigate to the source checkout directory.
• 6. Install OpenCobolIDE in development mode: pip3 install -e .
• 7. Run the IDE: python3 OpenCobolIDE

OS X

• 1. Install Python3, PyQt5 and GnuCobol using your favorite package manager (homebrew, macports)
• 2. Clone the OpenCobolIDE repository: clone git://github.com/OpenCobolIDE/OpenCobolIDE.git
• 3. Navigate to the source checkout directory.
• 4. Install OpenCobolIDE in development mode: pip3 install -e .
• 5. Run the IDE: python3 OpenCobolIDE

Windows

• 1. Install the following programs using their windows installers:
  • python 3.4: https://www.python.org/downloads/
  • PyQt4 or PyQt5: http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download
• 2. Install pure python dependencies: pip install pyqode.qt pyqode.core pyqode.cobol
• 3. Clone the OpenCobolIDE repository along with its submodules: git clone --recursive git://github.com/OpenCobolIDE/OpenCobolIDE.git
• 4. Navigate to the source checkout directory
• 5. Run the IDE: python OpenCobolIDE