[mod.computers.vax] fortran bit shifting

JOHNSON%nuhub.acs.northeastern.edu@RELAY.CS.NET ("I am only an egg.") (11/21/86)

     >Does anybody have (or know where we can get) an
     >algorithm that does bit shifting with FORTAN 77? 
     >We want to migrate from MACRO to pure FORTRAN. We
     >would also appreciate any circular bit shifts and
     >any wraparound bit shifing algorithms. 
     >Gary 


     If we're talking about VMS Fortran here then look in the 
Programming in VAX Fortran manual at appendix D.  Bit routines are 
discussed in there.  No end-around-shifts but you should be able to do 
anything else you need.

Chris Johnson
Northeastern University