johnl@ima.UUCP (04/30/87)
Original-sender: rochester!steinmetz!root@steinmetz..arpa
We are looking for software to read FORTRAN-77 source code and
do an in-line replacement of subroutine/function calls with the
source (also fortran) code from the called subroutine/function.
We're interested in such a tool for several reasons:
1) to allow (encourage) users to modularize code (good software
engineering) without the penalty of subroutine call
overhead for frequently called routines.
2) to develop portable applications on top of non-portable functions
(bit manipulation, etc.).
3) to allow vectorizing/parallelizing compilers to "do their thing"
across fortran module boundaries.
4) to restructure existing code in a more "parallel" sense (minimizing
synchronization and communication).
Has anyone done something like this that is publically available?
Or are you looking for a good CS thesis project? Failing that, do
enough people think this makes sense that we can get some support to
develop such a tool here, probably based on TOOLPACK.
p.s. The next thing would be a tool to take a section of code
out of a routine that had "evolved" beyond desirable size
and "modularize" it automatically.
Scott| ARPA: lamson@ge-crd.arpa
Lamson| UUCP: lamson@sierra.steinmetz.ge.com
(518)387-5795| GE DECnet: qtmvax::lamson
[There are a zillion Fortran source mungers out there, ratfor being the most
familiar to the Unix crowd. I'd expect this has been done before, and invite
reports. -John]
--
Send compilers articles to ima!compilers or, in a pinch, to Levine@YALE.ARPA
Plausible paths are { ihnp4 | decvax | cbosgd | harvard | yale | cca}!ima
Please send responses to the originator of the message -- I cannot forward
mail accidentally sent back to compilers. Meta-mail to ima!compilers-request