Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site rpics.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rpics!augeri From: augeri@rpics.UUCP (Ivan Auger) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: F77 Compiler, VI needed. Quickly. Message-ID: <165@rpics.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 09:29:22 EDT Article-I.D.: rpics.165 Posted: Fri Aug 23 09:29:22 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 00:36:04 EDT References: <227@geowhiz.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: RPI CS Department, Troy NY Lines: 23 > Having looked at the last 400 messages in this group I have > not seen the answers to my questions could someone please respond. > > I am in the need for a f77 campatible fortran compiler for > our pc to be used in conjunction with our part of the Collision > Detection Facility project at Fermilab. I need to write fortran > code compatible with their cybers (sp). It is an absolute must > that it be as f77 compatible as possable and wherever not it must > be documented (I wish). I know compatibility can sometimes be achieved > by avoiding the use of extensions, but I have experienced implementations > where the standard is not suported. > I have tried the following 3 compiler: MS Fortran V3.2, DR fortran V4.0, and IBM Professional Fortran (this one requires an 8087 chip). Both MS Fortran and IBM Professional Fortran (made by Ryan-MacFarland) are good solid compilers. I have heard bad and good things about DR's compiler so I am hesitant to recomend it, even though I recently read that it has been certified as F77. Under no circumstances buy IBM Fortran Compiler (this is different from IBM Professional Fortran). You may also be interested that a subset of IMSL is available for the IBM PC, as well as a subset of NAG. -- Ivan Auger