In my university, we're being taught COBOL, and I'm trying to get a head start and learn COBOL, C++, and Java before I get into the classes next year.
Problem is; COBOL is so old, it's hard to grab support for it in mac (my laptop is a mac). I understand it runs fine on Mac, but finding someone who can explain how to set up the compiler is another story.
You can use brew to install GNU Cobol (Open Cobol). Just type:
brew install gnu-cobol
Then to compile program use:
cobc -x hello.cob
Browse --help for more option (like super nice -free)
Is there a particular Cobol you are trying to use. If not try
There are some very old notes for the mac here but you might be better off asking a question in the Open Cobol Help forum.
The Open-Cobol project are currently collecting sample cobol programs which might be useful to you.
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18929237/setting-up-cobol-compiler-under-mac-os