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From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond)
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Subject: Re: want flint (?)
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Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 23:03:12 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 11 23:03:12 1985
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> While I am quite aware that "portable fortran" is an oxymoron of
> sorts, has anyone done work in this area.  Something like an
> f77 version of "lint" would be a great help, even if it spoke
> just one dialect. 

For f66, there was a program called "pfort", and articles were published
about the pfort verifier.  I believe it pre-dated lint.  It helped make
"portable fortan" a fact rather than an oxymoron.  It spoke the ANSI
"dialect", and also did extensive checking such as for subprogram calls.

I regret not knowing if there is a pfort f77 verifier.  It would make
someone eat his words.
-- 

   Norman Diamond

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