[comp.lang.fortran] Row-major array option?

djm@hpfcso.HP.COM (Dan Magenheimer) (08/16/90)

I'm told that the CDC Cyber 205 Fortran had a declaration statement
modifier called "ROWWISE" (?) that allowed arrays to be allocated
in row-major order (e.g. last subscript varies fastest) rather than
column-major as the Fortran standard specifies.

This has the advantage of making it easier for arrays to be passed to
C (and other languages) and also can get performance gains for
certain applications.

Do any other compilers implement this option (with syntax, directive, or
command line flags)?  Has anyone used such an option for a useful purpose?

Please email responses to djm@fc.hp.com or post if you have trouble getting
mail through.  I will summarize responses in a later posting.  Thanks for
any help.