Fortran 90 compilers for the PC
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This list was prepared on January 1997, and was partly updated
on March 1997
DEC Fortran 90
A Windows version was announced.
email: fortran@digital.com
URL: http://www.digital.com/info/hpc/fortran
*** EPC
has optimizing, native compilers for x86, and other
platforms. HPF is also available.
email: info@epc.com, support@epc.co.uk
URL: http://www.epc.co.uk
*** Imagine1 F - educational subset (free for Linux!)
(dusty features removed, for inexpensive F90 learning)
Imagine1 Inc offers F, the subset language for Unix and
Windows that they hope will be the true stepping stone
to HPF and at the same time replace Basic, Pascal and C
for teaching purposes. The version for Linux is FREE.
The F compiler is suitable only if one is using pure F90
syntax with none of the older obsolescent F77 features.
The price is good - free under certain circumstances!
URL: http://www.imagine1.com/imagine1
*** Lahey LF90
for: DOS, Windows including Pentium optimizations and
Interacter Kit.
Lahey has a native LF90 compiler for Windows and DOS
Version 3.0 provides an integrated Windows development
environment.
Lahey has been shipping a native LF90 compiler for DOS
since 29 August, 1994. It is particularly well optimized
on the Pentium.
(very fast compilation; excellent reputation for support)
Good code generation, good diagnostics, fast compilation,
and good support are often quoted as reasons why folks
liked LCS.
Lahey Computer Systems, Inc.
865 Tahoe Blvd.
P.O. Box 6091
Incline Village, Nevada 89450
Phones: (800) 548-4778
(702) 831-2500
Fax: (702) 831-8123
BBS: (702) 831-8023.
UUNET: Sales sales@lahey.com
Tech support support@lahey.com
email: sales@lahey.com
URL: http://www.lahey.com/
*** Lahey ELF90 - educational subset (FREE !!!)
(dusty features removed, for inexpensive F90 learning)
A subset language without old features like storage
association that is designed for teaching, and is
very cheap. In fact, the elf90 compiler itself can
be downloaded free from the Web site.
The ELF compiler is suitable only if one is using pure F90
syntax with none of the older obsolescent F77 features.
There are good reports on Lahey products.
*** Microsoft Fortran Powerstation V4.0
for: Windows 95
Microsoft has released its Fortran Powerstation V4.0 that
includes f90 for Windows NT 3.51 and Windows 95.
It is a 32-bit compiler with optimizations for Pentium and 486.
(various good hooks into windows and such)
email: fortran@microsoft.com
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/fortran
MicroWay (bad reputation!)
for: DOS, OS/2
NDP Fortran 90 for 386/486, Pentium and 860 is available
Microway NDP Fortran 90 for 386/486 and Pentium is available
email: nina@microway.com
tel: (508) 746-7341).
NA Software F90+ (not recommended!)
for: OS/2, DOS/Windows3.1,
Fortran 90 Plus on 386/486, Cost-effective personal version
for Windows95
NA Software supplies Fortran 90 Plus on PCs (including
Windows 95 and Linux), and other platforms. There is a
cheap student version available. They also supply an F77
to f90 syntax convertor, LOFT90, as well as HPF.
"Do not consider the PC compiler from N.A.Software, when I
tried it out last year it was by no means good enough for
serious use."
email: marketing@nasoftwr.demon.co.uk
URL: http://www.nasoftware.co.uk/home.html
URL: http://www5.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/sci-comp/info/
software/fortran.html
NAG
NAG provides a compiler for most unix platforms, VMS and
PCs (including Linux). This was the first f90 compiler,
released in 1991. The current version is 2.1.
The NAGWare f90 Tools are a suite of Fortran 90 tools
derived from the same technology as the NAGWare f90 compiler.
URL: http://www.nag.co.uk/
URL: http://www.nag.co.uk/1h/nagware.html
email: infodesk@nag.com,
infodesk@nag.co.uk
Parasoft
uses F77 as intermediate language
URL: http://www.parasoft.com/f90.html
*** Salford FTN90
Salford Software markets a PC version of the NAG f90 compiler,
direct generation of object code. Also for Windows 95 and NT.
A very cheap student version is available.
"I use the Salford FTN90 at home, and find that it is
pretty good: very few bugs or problems, fast compilation,
efficient code, and the company seems responsive to
questions/problem reports. There is a special student
licence, but be warned that you cannot save an .EXE file
with this system, you have to recompile each time.
This may be ok for class use, but probably not otherwise
(even though the compile speed is good). Salford also
give you a library Clearwin+ which allows you to generate
good Windows applications - all the usual widgets."
email: sales@salford-software.com
ppatel@cix.compulink.co.uk (?)
URL: http://www.salford.ac.uk/ssl/ss.html
Salford FULL F95 COMPILER
Salford Software Ltd announces FTN95, a full Fortran 95
compliant compiler for Extended DOS, Windows 3.1 and
Win32 (NT and 95). The compiler is delivered as a bundle
comprising a Win32 Edition and an Extended DOS/Windows 3.1
edition. FTN95 compilers are supplied with fully-featured
IDE, debugger, comprehensive compiler library (which
includes graphics, operating system access, low-level file
management, bit-manipulation, sorting, etc.), built-in 32
bit assembler, linker and Salford ClearWin+ (Salford's
Windows GUI development library and tools). Salford FTN95
will ship in Q1 1997.
Selected Salford-specific features:
o Full support for REAL*10, COMPLEX*20
o Compatibility with Salford FTN77:
- Inline Mnemonic Assembler using CODE ... EDOC.
- Supports all 'deleted' Fortran 95 features (e.g. REAL
DO-loop indices).
Shipping: Beta: early January 1997
First customer ship: Q1 1997
Salford Software Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 161 834 2454
Adelphi House Fax: +44 (0) 161 834 2148
Adelphi Street WWW: http://www.salford.ac.uk/ssl/ss.html
Salford, M3 6EN
UK
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