rac@sherpa.UUCP (Roger Cornelius) (12/03/90)
I originally posted the following to some of the comp.unix.* groups and received very little response. I just realized there was a comp.lang.fortran, so I'm reposting a slightly revised version here. I understand there are fortran to c converters available but I am interested only in an actual compiler (the replies I did get to the original post all suggested the f2c package at Bellcore). Thanks much for any pointers. I'm looking for a low cost fortran compiler (probably a contradiction in terms?) for SCO UNIX. Does anyone have opinions on the various ones available? Ideally, I'd like something compatible with UNIX f77, doesn't require a runtime to execute the object files, and is fairly close to the 77 language standard. I'm not really interested in the compiler manufacturer's idea of enhancements or improvements. I want something I can learn with as I experiment and something which will be easy to port code to from other systems. As an aside, didn't UNIX originally include a fortran compiler (f77), or is this a Berkeley enhancement? If not, what happened to it and why is it no longer included? Thanks for your suggestions. -- Roger A. Cornelius rac@sherpa.UUCP uunet!sherpa!rac