fwy@ecsvax.UUCP (12/28/84)
I've been told that Xenix for the IBM-PC/AT comes with a RATFOR compiler, which unlike other RATFORs, converts to C source insted of FORTRAN. Does anyone know more about this? Is it true? Has anyone used it? Is this true for Xenix on other machines?
frodo@wlcrjs.UUCP (James M. Scardelis) (12/29/84)
In article <420@ecsvax.UUCP> fwy@ecsvax.UUCP writes: >I've been told that Xenix for the IBM-PC/AT comes with a RATFOR compiler, >which unlike other RATFORs, converts to C source insted of FORTRAN. > >Does anyone know more about this? Is it true? Has anyone used it? >Is this true for Xenix on other machines? If you look at the manual entry for RATFOR in the Xenix Software Commands Guide, provided with PC/AT Xenix, a note at the end says: This program generates C source code which in segmented memory systems can only be used as a small model program. or something to that effect. All of the manual entries for things which generate code say the same thing (probably a troff macro). However, when I tried out the Ratfor, {Not knowing much Ratfor, of course} the stuff coming out certainly looked like FORTRAN. If someone would provide me with a sample RATFOR program, I'll run it through the compiler and post the output I get. -Jim Scardelis -- "One day...I Shall come back... Yes, I shall come back... But until then there must be no regrets No tears, no anxieties...just move forward in all your beliefs And prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine." -The Doctor