1. Open-source tools for rpg / ile development
Liam Allan

2. Agenda Relic Package Manager IBMiCmd Focusing on the build tool
RPG / ILE development from within Notepad++

3. Relic package manager

4. What and why What is it? Why is it?
Relic is a package tool and build tool combined into one tool
Ability to download repos and build on any IBM i system
Primarily made for open-source, can also support closed source
The open-source ILE community needed a build tool that was native to ILE
While make is a working tool, it runs in pase
Community run project and completely open-source – fed off of peoples ideas

5. Download package Build process End product Relic use-case
For packaging open-source tools
Packaged tools can make use of the build tool
One command to download and build packages
Only required a single build file to work with Relic!
Download package
Build process
End product

6. Available packages CRTMIPGM LSTFFD (List File Field Desc) SCNMSGF
FFEDIT
FTP_Guard (free product)
FTPCLNT
ZLIB
CRTFRMSTMF
Giti
getiptf (PTF client)
iSeriesPython
RTVCMDSRC
luaILE
30+ packages available so far
All open-source
All available through one command
Full list -

7. Relic Build file name: My project build:
&PARMS:REPLACE(*YES) COMMIT(*NONE)
//Compile programs
CRTSQLRPGI OBJ(&INTOLIB/PGMA)
SRCSTMF('&DIR/PGMA.SQLRPGLE')
&PARMS
CRTSQLRPGI OBJ(&INTOLIB/PGMB)
SRCSTMF('&DIR/PGMB.SQLRPGLE')
Made up of sections (name, version, build)
Build section has list of commands to run at ‘build time’
Builds can happen in an interactive job or batch job (automated builds?)

8. Demo time! Available commands
RBLD / RELICBLD – Run a build in the current working directory
RELICGET – Download and build a package
Demo time!

9. Relic demo This demo is based around luaILE Let’s go!
Show you the Lua build file
Build luaILE – real time
Show you luaILE working – real time
Let’s go!

10. Notepad++ for RPG / ile

11. Why notepad++ Free tool Not a CPU hog
Connects to IFS and QSYS with NppFTP plugin
IBMiCmd compiles RPG, CL, C, C++, Cobol

12. IBMiCmd functionality
Pretty UI to enter system details
Command entry window
Compile error listing
RPG syntax highlighting
Command bindings to submit commands on a click
User friendly plugin

13. System details
On first launch, asked to enter in remote system details for where commands should be submitted
Changeable at any time

14. Source editor Syntax highlighting for all ILE languages
View and browse all files on your system

15. Submit commands Submit any system command from Notepad++
Ability to see if command was successful or a failure

16. Binding editor
Bindings allow you to submit commands on the click of a button
Useful for submitting a compile and then telling IBMiCmd to fetch the errors
Dynamic binds are possible (%file% & %ext%)

17. Compile error listing Real-time compile and error listing view
Clickable nodes to take you to the line and column of the error
If errors span over multiple files, listing will show in that in detail
Requires OPTION(*EVENTF) for error list to generate (like Rational)

18. Ibmicmd demo Connecting to remote system
Making changes to some source in luaILE
Compiling your source
Viewing and fixing compile errors
Re-building luaILE with Relic

19. ibmicmd summary Not a replacement for Rational.
Completely free and open-source!
Always looking for functionality
if you have an idea for it, let me know!
ibmicmd summary

20. Thanks for listening! https://github.com/WorksOfBarry
Thanks for listening!