zappbuild: How to override default values for Cobol compiles and linkedits in Cobol.properties file

[bhimireddyvs]

Hi,

We are trying to override certain COBOL compile and link edit parms in a GitLab pipeline. We can send the override values as part of the running of the pipeline, but those values aren't getting picked up in the build. The specific variables that we are trying to override are cobol_compileParms and cobol_linkEditParms.

These are the override values we are passing for cobol_compileParms through GitLab pipeline: cobol_compileParms=LIST,TRUNC(BIN),LANG(UE),AWO,SOURCE,X(SHORT),OFF,MAP,NONUM,XREF,LC(0),OPT

These are the values for cobol_compileParms that Build step is getting:
cobol_compileParms=LIST,TRUNC(BIN),LANG(UE),AWO,SOURCE,X(SHORT),OFF,MAP,NONUM,XREF,LC(0)

These are the override values we are passing for cobol_linkEditParms through GitLab pipeline:
cobol_linkEditParms=LIST,MAP,RENT,AMOD(24), RMOD(24)

These are the values for cobol_linkEditParms that Build step is getting:
cobol_linkEditParms=MAP,RENT,AMOD(31),RMOD(ANY),LIST

Thanks,
Subba

[dennis-behm]

Hi @bhimireddyvs , can you please explain how you pass the overrides to zAppBuild?

Do you use the cli option --propOverwrite? In that case, be aware, that there is a limitation that it cannot be comma-separated.
https://github.com/IBM/dbb-zappbuild/blob/main/docs/BUILD.md#dynamically-overwrite-build-properties

In that case, pass in a properties file via --propFiles and point to a properties file that contains your overwrites. Because these files will be loaded at the end of the process, it will overwrite your defaults.