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

Can't speak to the downloading issue, but as far as running I'm on
9.5.0.2 running on Ubuntu 14.04 with no issues. I know that someone
posted a few months back with issues getting it running, but I don't
remember what exactly they were. I'm going to upgrade to 9.5.1 next week
and I'll let you know how that goes also.




Kevin Bucknum
Senior Programmer Analyst
MEDDATA/MEDTRON
Tel: 985-893-2550

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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jonathan Wilson
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 9:45 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: IBM Rational Developer for i, V9.5.1 delivers new support
forApple Mac platform and other significant enhancements

On Wed, 2016-09-07 at 14:31 +0000, Jonathan Wilson wrote:

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!).

Well seems this is limited to Passport advantage. Oh well, it seems I
can download 8.5 so I'll give that a go instead.

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