NetRexx User's Guide, version 2.02
Copyright (c) IBM Corporation, 2001. All rights reserved. © | Draft of 22 May 2001 |
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The NetRexx binaries are identical for all operating systems; the same NetRexxC.jar runs everywhere. However, during installation it is important to ensure that binary files are treated as binary files, whereas text files (such as the accompanying HTML and sample files) are translated to the local code page as required.
The simplest way to do this is to first install the package on a workstation, following the instructions above, then copy or FTP the files you need to the EBCDIC machine. Specifically:
For specific hints and tips for installing on OS/390, see Mark Cathcart's web site at http://www.ibm.com/servers/corner which includes a presentation that describes OS/390 Java and NetRexx installation. Setting the classpath might look like this:
export CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:/u/j390/j1.1.8/lib/NetRexxC.jar