richmon@astrovax.UUCP (Michael Richmond) (07/28/85)
About three weeks ago, I posted a message asking whether anyone knew
of a fortran compiler that would run under 4.2 BSD on a VAX and was faster
than the standard f77. I have received no positive responses, which seems
quite puzzling: here at astrovax, and at many other places, there is great
demand for such a product. About all I did learn, and it can be taken as
either good news or bad news, is that f77 runs about 20-30% slower than
the VMS compiler, a "fast" one.
If, on the other hand, the Obfuscated Fortran Company puts out a compiler
that blows the doors off f77, please let me know - I'd love to be proved
wrong.
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Michael Richmond Princeton University, Astrophysics
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