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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Created by Guest
Created on May 20, 2020

Port Pandoc

Pandoc is a useful tool that allows conversion between different document types. One example is markdown to pdf.

https://pandoc.org/

Pandoc is written Haskell so it would likely need to be ported prior. Haskell has support for AIX so porting should be possible.

https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/wikis/building/aix


Use Case:

Allows for the creation of one document type and the conversion to another. This allows a user to create multiple document formats by using a simpler document format.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Nov 29, 2021

    .Unfortunately, the dependencies for this package make it infeasible

  • Guest
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    Jul 28, 2020

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a high priority requirement that is important to be addressed. Although ImageMagick is another solution, it would be useful to have more than one tool choice for this purpose.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/

    Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager

  • Guest
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    Jul 20, 2020

    The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a MEDIUM priority requirement that should be addressed.

    Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM