The JDK and JRE
isCOBOL Evolve requires a Java Development Kit (JDK) for development and a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for deployment.
Required to compile a COBOL program | Required to run a COBOL program |
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isCOBOL Compiler | isCOBOL Runtime Framework |
Java Development Kit (JDK) | Java Runtime Environment (JRE) |
NOTE - The JDK and JRE are not distributed with isCOBOL Evolve. They must be installed before using isCOBOL Evolve.
The minimum Java version required is Java 8. Previous versions are not supported.
isCOBOL is certified to work correctly with both Oracle JDK and OpenJDK until version 17.
The JDK contains the Java compiler, utilities and a copy of the JRE.
The JRE is distributed separately for production-only sites where no development kit is needed.