twb@hoqax.UUCP (T.W. Beattie) (04/04/89)
I am interested in finding people's experiences with MicroSoft Fortran. In particular: - How compatible is the MS Fortran compiler with code written for a UN*X System V f77 compiler? - Can MS Fortran functions be invoked from MS C 5.1? Any other suggestions that may ease the transition are appreciated. Followups are directed to the comp.lang.fortran group. TIA, Tom Beattie att!hoqaa!twb t.w.beattie@att.com
khb@fatcity.Sun.COM (Keith Bierman Sun Tactical Engineering) (04/06/89)
In article <2254@hoqax.UUCP> twb@hoqam.UUCP (T.W. Beattie) writes: > >I am interested in finding people's experiences with MicroSoft Fortran. > >In particular: > - How compatible is the MS Fortran compiler with code written for > a UN*X System V f77 compiler? Not very. > - Can MS Fortran functions be invoked from MS C 5.1? > Probably. Should be in the manual. >Any other suggestions that may ease the transition are appreciated. > It has been a couple of years since I last used MS fortran. When I last checked into it, I decided to stick with Lahey. I seriously doubt that MS will ever build a compiler as good as Tom's. If the UNIX is using the standard "portable" f77 I fear you will find many interesting bugs in the compiler. You might prefer to go with a more production quality compiler. MIPS, and Sun both have pretty good compiers (use v1.2; avoid v1.05). Keith H. Bierman It's Not My Fault ---- I Voted for Bill & Opus