Re: IBM Rational Developer for i, V9.5.1 delivers new support for Apple Mac platform and other significant enhancements

On Tue, 2016-09-06 at 09:50 -0400, JWGrant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Almost fell off my chair today as this came across my desk.

Announcement of Version 9.5.1 of Rational Developer for i
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Not that I can get it or use it (bar the trial)... but boy that was one
convoluted faff trying to find out if it worked on Linux.

From the link below>
Prerequisites>
Software requirements>
Rational Developer for i website> (really a whole different site!)
System requirements tab>
SPCR tool>
*looks confused and dazed at options*
OS:Create report>
*damn what do I put in here*
Go with "RDI for i" - nope!
Go with "rational developer">
*a list, getting somewhere*
Rational developer for i: Version 9.5: OS uncheck all but Linux - submit
report>
*A pop up window, great! /snark*
And finally... yes it does!

There was a time when below "a product" would be listed "Windows, Mac,
Linux (debian XX and above compatible)" for compatibility.

Now I understand that as RDI is aimed at business clients that
compatibility to a specific tested OS is important and that "yeah, it
will probably work with most linux versions" doesn't quite cut it but
10.04 EOL'd in 2013.

I'm also really grouchy because it took me so long to navigate to that
point when it could have been listed below the product as a requirement
in the same way that every single other software product, except IBM,
does...

Anyway, now I know it works under linux I may have to set up a quick
virtual box under my linux to try it and see what I'm missing out on
being stuck with wdsc7 in a virtual windows box (thats all that's
installed in it!).