Testing a fix pack before you install it
You can try out a fix pack before you remove the existing compiler version from the system.
To try the fix pack, you can do either of the following tasks:
- Install the fix pack to another machine and test it. You must install the base compiler before you apply the fix pack.
- Install the fix pack to the same machine but a different location from where you installed the current compiler and test it. For example, if you installed the current compiler to a default location, you can install the fix pack to a nondefault location to test. You must install the base compiler to the nondefault location before you apply the fix pack. The nondefault installation procedure is described in Installing IBM® COBOL for Linux® on x86 to a nondefault location.