chandra@loligo (Usha Chandra) (08/17/89)
I came to know about the following (unknown source) and would like to
find out more about these two products.
`There do exist translators from Fortran 8x array syntax to Fortran 77
code which are in general propriety -- for example, the VAST compiler
(used by Alliant as their front-end for the fortran 8x syntax),
PARAPHRASE from the University of Illinois (or a commercial version from
Kuck and Associates).......'.
If any of you netters have any information - published papers, addresses
or contacts, I would very much appreciate if you can e-mail it to
usha@fsu.bitnet
Thanking you in advance
Usha Chandra
usha@fsu.bitnetrchrd@well.UUCP (Richard Friedman) (08/18/89)
VAST is a FORTRAN to FORTRAN preprocessor, not a compiler, that is
used by a number of systems as the front-end to their compilers.
VAST analyzes DO loops for vector/parallel-ization and inserts
compiler directives. It also restructures the loops when possible
(inverts loops, propagates scalars to vectors, etc.).
For further information, contact Brian Brode, Pacific-Sierra Research,
12340 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 90025 213 820 2200
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