TC-main:
TinyCOBOL is an effort to bring a free COBOL compiler to Linux. It
generates GNU assembler for the i386 Linux platform. A executable
binary is then created using the GNU assembler and linker. The project
is approaching the first beta release with many statements already
implemented.

0.2:
This release contains bugs fixes, and code 
enhancements, including updates to the IF/ELSE
relational, class, name, sign conditionals statements.
The CALL BY VALUE has been added, as an extension to 
the standard COBOL grammar.


0.1.5.5:
This minor release contains some bugs fixes, and some
code enhancements, including updates to the PERFORM
statements. With this release all PERFORM statements
are functional and conform to the COBOL 85 standard.

0.1.5.3:
In this release, along with some bug fixes, the
INITIALIZE, CURRENCY, PERFORM WITH TEST BEFORE/AFTER
option statements have been added to the COBOL
grammar.

0.1.5.0:
This release contains some additions to the COBOL 85
grammar and some bug fixes.


0.1.0.1:
bug fix release.

20000507:
An implemented SEARCH statement for tables, and more
bug fixes.

20000302:
Better configuration/installing, a new ability to read
environment variables using the ACCEPT verb, use of
library DB version 2.xx+, implementation of START ...
GREATER THAN or Relative files, an enhanced DISPLAY
verb to enable to direct output to stdout/stderr, and
many bug fixes.

991210:
Ability to use GDB for debugging, with COBOL source
lines listing, breakpoints, and variable
display/modifying, 32-bit binary storage and
operations on variables with "USAGE IS COMP", and
table access support using the SET statement.

991103:
The following features are implemented: ACCEPT from
time/date, DISPLAY, and file input/output (READ,
WRITE, REWRITE, START) for indexed, relative, line and
line sequential files. The functions for STRING,
UNSTRING, INSPECT, SET and ALTERNATE KEYS are
currently in development.

991028:
Initial release.
