Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site wlcrjs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!wlcrjs!frodo From: frodo@wlcrjs.UUCP (James M. Scardelis) Newsgroups: net.lang.f77 Subject: Re: pc/at, xenix and ratfor Message-ID: <487@wlcrjs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 29-Dec-84 04:25:17 EST Article-I.D.: wlcrjs.487 Posted: Sat Dec 29 04:25:17 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Dec-84 00:53:14 EST References: <420@ecsvax.UUCP> Reply-To: frodo@wlcrjs.UUCP (James M. Scardelis) Organization: chi-net, Public Access UN*X, Chicago IL Lines: 30 Summary: In article <420@ecsvax.UUCP> fwy@ecsvax.UUCP writes: >I've been told that Xenix for the IBM-PC/AT comes with a RATFOR compiler, >which unlike other RATFORs, converts to C source insted of FORTRAN. > >Does anyone know more about this? Is it true? Has anyone used it? >Is this true for Xenix on other machines? If you look at the manual entry for RATFOR in the Xenix Software Commands Guide, provided with PC/AT Xenix, a note at the end says: This program generates C source code which in segmented memory systems can only be used as a small model program. or something to that effect. All of the manual entries for things which generate code say the same thing (probably a troff macro). However, when I tried out the Ratfor, {Not knowing much Ratfor, of course} the stuff coming out certainly looked like FORTRAN. If someone would provide me with a sample RATFOR program, I'll run it through the compiler and post the output I get. -Jim Scardelis -- "One day...I Shall come back... Yes, I shall come back... But until then there must be no regrets No tears, no anxieties...just move forward in all your beliefs And prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine." -The Doctor