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From: levine@crimee.ics.uci.edu (David Levine)
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Subject: Re: How do compilers handle dimensions?
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Date: 17 Jul 90 22:41:00 GMT
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Jerrold Heyman writes:

>Phil Munro writes:
>>2. Are the dimension statements REAL*8, etc., part of Fortran 77, 90
>>or whatever, or are they just a VS extension?
>>
>REAL*8 is part of the Fortran 77 definition (its the same as DOUBLE PRECISION),
>not sure about the Fortran 90 standard.

REAL*8 is a popular extension, but it is not standard Fortran 77
or Fortran 90.  DOUBLE PRECISION is often the same as REAL*8, but
not always:  the only requirement is that it provide more precision
than REAL.

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