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From: rhoward@msd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard)
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Subject: Sun f77 v 1.3.1:  MAJOR Bug???
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Date: 16 Aug 90 18:06:33 GMT
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I just installed Sun FORTRAN v 1.3.1 on my Sparcstation (SunOS4.1) and
began reading the notes when I discovered:

Complex arithmetic with -fast fails.
	If you specify inlining and a floating point option other than
	-fsoft, then complex arithetic fails.
	Example 1:  f77 -fast any.f
	Example 2:  f77 -cg89 -libmil any.f

Well this is not a minor bug.  I have a couple of questions though...

1.	On my SS1, I can't invoke -fsoft as an option. It doesn't
	recognise it.  f77 -help does not list it.  Is this the
	default??

2.	Does anyone have some code that produces any errors (specifically
	in Ex. 2 as that is how I compile my code)?  I have not noticed
	any gross errors in the output, but I wonder about the subtle
	ones that might bite me later.

This really stinks!  If you compile without -libmil everything takes
*twice* as long to run.

I really need some confirmation about the existence of this bug....

Thanks all,
Robert

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