Note: This topic only applies to using native COBOL applications and native
COBOL Unit Test projects in containers. To use
JVM COBOL applications in containers you need to use the functionality described in
Debugging and Running
JVM COBOL Applications in Containers.
Before you can debug or run your application in a container you might need to specify some container-related details for it.
Some details are specified in the project's properties, but other details are specified on the
Containers tab on the
Debug Configurations and
Run Configurations dialog boxes. In most cases you will not need to change these settings from their defaults.
The options on the
Containers tab of the
Debug Configurations and
Run Configurations dialog boxes are as follows:
-
Run on machine where the project is located (default)
- Specifies that the project is to use "build without containers" mode when debugging or running. See
Different Ways of Building a Native COBOL Application in a Container for more information.
- Use base stage from Dockerfile
- Specifies that the project is to use "build on host" mode when debugging or running. See
Different Ways of Building a Native COBOL Application in a Container for more information.
- Container run parameters
- Parameters to pass to Docker or podman when running the container. If the
Use base stage from Dockerfile option is being used, you must include the -v parameter to volume mount the folder containing the project's build output
to the relevant folder in the container file system.
- Debug port
- The port number that
Enterprise Developer uses to connect to the container in order to debug it.
- Use project Dockerfile
- Specifies that the project is to use "build in container" mode when debugging or running. See
Different Ways of Building a Native COBOL Application in a Container for more information.
Note:
- When using the
Use base stage from Dockerfile or
Use project Dockerfile option,
Enterprise Developer creates a container for the debug or run operation then removes the container once the project finishes its execution.