Dependency Based Build

IBM®® Dependency Based Build (DBB) provides the capabilities to build z/OS® applications with automation, dependency understanding, and build tracking. For more information, see Installing and configuring the DBB toolkit on z/OS.

1. Setting up IBM Dependency Based Build components

   • Install and set up the DBB toolkit on z/OS.

   • Install and set up the DBB web application using one of the following options. This server must be accessible from the z/OS system.

     • Install a .tar.gz file on a native Linux® workstation, or

     • Install the DBB container into a Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform (OCP) cluster

2. Updating profile on the host

   Add the DBB environment variables and PATH to the .profile file for each z/OS USS profile that will be working with DBB.

   If you cannot edit the .profile from the terminal window, enter the following command:

   export TERM="xterm"
   vi .profile

   This should open the vi editor in the terminal window where you can make the following updates. You can also add the export TERM="xterm" command as the first line in the .profile before adding the following lines.

   Here is an example of a .profile file. Customize it according to the specifics of your system:

   # DBB environment variables
   export DBB_HOME=/usr/lpp/IBM/dbb
   export DBB_CONF=${DBB_HOME}/conf
   
   export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lpp/java/J8.0_64
   
   # add DBB, Java, and Rocket bin folders to PATH
   export PATH=/bin:${DBB_HOME}/bin:${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${ROCKET}/bin::$PATH