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- From: jrbd@craycos.com (James Davies)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
- Subject: Re: FAQ request
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.232012.7869@craycos.com>
- Date: 31 Aug 92 23:20:12 GMT
- References: <29AUG199204051328@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov>
- Organization: Cray Computer Corporation
- Lines: 44
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- In article <29AUG199204051328@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov> ahn@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov (Hyo E. Ahn) writes:
- >Hello,
- >
- >Could someone please post or mail me a copy of the FAQ for this group?
-
- Well, I've never seen one, but here's a start:
-
- Q: Why are you morons still using Fortran? C is the best language ever.
-
- A: No, Fortran is better. And Fortran 90 is the best of all.
-
-
- Q: I don't believe you, so I want to convert my Fortran code to C.
- Where can I get a Fortran to C converter?
-
- A: f2c is available via FTP from research.att.com, or by email from
- netlib@research.att.com (put "send index from f2c" in the body of the
- message). An MS-DOS version is available from wuarchive.wustl.edu.
-
-
- Q: Where can I get a free Fortran compiler?
-
- A: On Unix, you can use f2c (see above). For MS-DOS, there's something
- around called BCF77 that is rumored to be a shareware Fortran compiler,
- but the documentation is in German.
-
-
- Q: How can I call C from Fortran, and vice-versa?
-
- counter-Q: What system are you using?
- The answer is very system dependent. Check your system's Fortran
- and C manuals for starters.
-
-
- Q: Is there a lint program for Fortran?
-
- A: There's a freeware Fortran lint called ftncheck that is available from
- the netlib servers netlib@research.att.com and netlib@ornl.gov, among
- other places. There are also various commercial programs available.
-
-
- Q: Where can I get Gnu Fortran?
-
- A: You can't. It's just now entering alpha testing.
-