[mod.computers.vax] Fortran 77 verifier

LLACROIX%carleton.edu@RELAY.CS.NET (Les LaCroix) (10/20/86)

I have used a version of Bell Labs' PFORT Verifier which checks programs
against a very portable subset of ANS FORTRAN (1966).  It is a static
analyzer which checks for errors or unsafe practices within single
program units and also in the communication between program units
(argument lists and COMMON usage).  Now I am looking for something
similar for Fortran-77.

Does anyone know if the PFORT Verifier (and hence the PFORT subset)
has been updated to include Fortran-77 constructs, or if alternate
verifiers exist?  Ideally I need to run the verifier on several
different host systems, including VAX/VMS and (IBM) VM/CMS.
I'd consider most anything, including

	- public domain with sources
	- a commercial product available on one or both of the
	  above systems
	- a product whose source can be licensed (so that conversion
	  for multiple hosts can be done locally).

Any information (including experiences) will be welcome.  Please
respond directly to me: I'll summarize and post if I receive any
interesting responses.

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