[fa.info-vax] FORTRAN v4.2

linscomb@NGP.UTEXAS.EDU (Thomas J. Linscomb) (09/19/85)

 >there are a lot of problems in the FORTRAN compiler since version V4.0 .
 >We have had some ACCVIOs and some internal errors with Fortran V4.1 .
 >We are using now version V4.2 of FORTRAN i.e. V4.2-102 that meens
 >102 problems have been corrected since V4.0 of Fortran.
 >With V4.2-102 we have also some problem (ACCVIO and optimizing problem).
 >So try to compile the program with /NOOPTIMIZE .
 >   Reinhard Goeth @ Technical University Darmstadt, W.Germany, Europe

  From what I've seen there are at least 43 more corrections to FORTRAN
making the next version at least 4.3-145.  My external inclination is
that version 4.3 should be available within two months.  I would still
stongly suggest that you SPR any problems you have.  If for no other
reason then to see the 25 conditions (and phase of the moon) that you
had to hit to generate the error.
--Thomas aka linscomb.ngp.UTEXAS.EDU (linscomb@ut-ngp)