sprocke@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Orlando Emile Sprockel) (10/24/88)
Is there anybody out there who is actually doing any serious programming work in Language Systems' MPW Fortran? I'm trying to port a package from VAX/VMS to the Mac, and its a really trying experience. Just for starters: Any standard terminal I/O *HAS* to be from a default window generated by the compiler. It is not possible to redirect I/O from or to another window. I couldn't believe this was true, so I called up Language Systems, and they confirmed it - Yes, you may not use any other window except the one we provide by default. Great. They also informed me that if I did actually want to write to or read from my own window, I would have to write my own READ and WRITE routines. The compiler is excellent, but a lack of attention to details pulls it down. Oh, well... it's still probably the better Fortran compiler around. I ported the same package using Absoft MacFortran/020, and while the port went well, the compiler is simply too buggy to support any serious work. -pavi- pavi@eng.ohio-state.edu pavi@rcgl1.eng.ohio-state.edu Disclaimer: What do I know, anyway? I'm still programming in FORTRAN...-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a test signature file. sprocke@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------