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From: bauwens@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Luc Bauwens)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: On Microsoft Fortran 5.0.  Bugs again?
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Date: 29 Jun 89 06:45:09 GMT
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So I finally convinced my customer to convert his old BASIC stuff to
Fortran.  To make the conversion smoother, we stick with Microsoft,
and we decide to start converting the most computation-intensive
routine.

So, here we go, and buy the latest version of MS Fortran, 5.0 or
something like that.  I install it on his Everex 386/20.  

Testing runs OK, except the Microsoft editor gives some funny
messages right after being loaded, but apparently ends up
working OK.  So I start and convert a perhaps 300/400 lines
routine, and debug the conversion.

First time through works OK, produces the usual long error
list, mostly declaration problems.  Then the fun
starts...

When trying to compile, depending upon the flags specified, 
either the machine freezes, or starts a sequence of repeated
printscreens...   But compile, it doesn't...

So my question: am I doing something desperately wrong, or
is Microsoft really beyond salvation?

Luc Bauwens