[comp.lang.fortran] Fortran to C cross compiler

s8504789@mqcomp.oz (Jenny Wing ) (12/14/89)

	Hello there,

			I have the unenviable task of looking at converting
			20,000 - 30,000 lines of fortran to c.  To make all
			this a little less tedious, I am looking for a good
			fortran to c cross compiler.

			If anyone knows of a good one that produces semi-
			readable code and preferably comes with source,
			could they be so very kind as to let me know?

			Similarly if anyone has had any bad experiences
			with such things, this information would also be
			useful.

			Yours in appreciation,

	Jenny Wing.

ralphc@tekcae.CAX.TEK.COM (Ralph Carpenter) (12/16/89)

In article <699@mqcomp.oz>, s8504789@mqcomp.oz (Jenny Wing ) writes:
> 
>	I have the unenviable task of looking at converting
> 	20,000 - 30,000 lines of fortran to c.  To make all
> 	this a little less tedious, I am looking for a good
> 	fortran to c cross compiler.
> 
> 	If anyone knows of a good one that produces semi-
> 	readable code and preferably comes with source,
> 	could they be so very kind as to let me know?
> 	Jenny Wing.


The "FOR_C" package from the COBALT BLUE company seems to do a 
good job of translating fortran to C. 

	"I successfully translated over 100,000 lines of FORTRAN
	code from a large finite element program. What was especially
	impressive was that even the element library routines - a 
	result of dozens of different programmers and their styles -
	were successfully translated."

	Thomas D. Kohli, P.E.
	Consultant

That quote was from an advertisement I received from the Cobolt Blue
folks.  I knew Tom Kohli from 10 years earlier, and called him.  According
to Tom, everything in the quote is absolutely correct.

The cost of FOR_C is about $750.  If you order it from a place like 
Programmer's Shop it is $679.

Ralph Carpenter
Tektronix, Inc.
Beaverton, OR. 97077