hsg@duke.cs.duke.edu (Henry Greenside) (07/03/87)
Recent postings suggest that Microsoft 4.0 is to be avoided. Can anyone suggest alternative FOrtran compilers that can be used on a AT-compatible machine? Especially desired would be integrated Fortran environments (integrated compiler/editor/debugger) of the sort that now exists in the Macintosh world (the Macintosh Microsoft F77 compiler is very impressive). If there is interest, I will summarize replies to this net.
neighorn@qiclab.UUCP (Steven C. Neighorn) (07/07/87)
In article <9867@duke.cs.duke.edu> hsg@duke.cs.duke.edu (Henry Greenside) writes: >Recent postings suggest that Microsoft 4.0 is to be avoided. Can anyone >suggest alternative FOrtran compilers that can be used on a AT-compatible >machine? Especially desired would be integrated Fortran environments >(integrated compiler/editor/debugger) of the sort that now exists in >the Macintosh world (the Macintosh Microsoft F77 compiler is very >impressive). If there is interest, I will summarize replies to this net. I highly recommend Lahey Computer Systems F77L compiler. We have been using it at the school district for over a year, and have been able to port several Honeywell (please, keep the laughter down to a minimum) FORTRAN programs to the PC/AT. Lahey has complete 8087/80287 support, several command line options such as protection of constants, bounds checking, free/standard format source file input, interface checks, saving of local variables and arrays, and SOLD ( Source On-Line Debugger) information generation. SOLD allows showing active program units, setting break points, showing trace information in ranges or between breakpoints, change a variable value, display break and trace table information, change break and trace information, input a value into a variable, list a range of source lines, and print the contents of a array or variable in the current program unit. The Lahey manual contains information on how to interface to Microsoft FORTRAN, Assembler, C, and HALO graphics routines. A special package can also be purchased that adds windows capabilities to FORTRAN. Another package contains a MSDOS toolbox for interacting with everyone's favorite operating system :-). Lahey includes a special compiler patch file that allows small changes to the compiler without sending out thousands of disks. They have been pretty good about offering reasonable updates to their system also. Std Disclaimer: We are satisfied customers of the product, nothing more, nothing less. -- Steven C. Neighorn tektronix!{psu-cs,reed}!qiclab!neighorn Portland Public Schools "Where we train young Star Fighters to defend the (503) 249-2000 ext 337 frontier against Xur and the Ko-dan Armada"
druid@inuxf.UUCP (07/07/87)
> Recent postings suggest that Microsoft 4.0 is to be avoided. Can anyone > suggest alternative FOrtran compilers that can be used on a AT-compatible > machine? Especially desired would be integrated Fortran environments > (integrated compiler/editor/debugger) of the sort that now exists in > the Macintosh world (the Macintosh Microsoft F77 compiler is very > impressive). If there is interest, I will summarize replies to this net. I wouldn't say that MS Fortran is to be avoided. I expect that if version 4.01 with the bug fixes is sent to us owners of 4.00 without charge as good customer relations dictates, then MS-Fortran would be recommendable. Larry Marcus ..!inuxf!druid