Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!virtech!cpcahil
From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Fortran compiler?
Message-ID: <1990Oct08.150557.27188@virtech.uucp>
Date: 8 Oct 90 15:05:57 GMT
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc.
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I need a 386 fortran compiler that meets the following
requirements (in order of importance):


	1. Must be a UNIX compiler since UNIX is the development and 
	   production environment.
	2. Supports the AT&T mechanism for reading data files by setting
	   record length to 1 byte which then causes the read function to
	   to continue getting data until the argument list is satisfied.

	   This is required so that tens of thousands of lines of code don't
	   have to be modified.
	3. supports very large data segments (on the order of 4 to 8 MB)
	4. supports weitek co-processor
	5. relatively good performance (willing to give up a bit here 
	   if we can meet 1, 2, & 3).

It doesn't matter which UNIX the compiler is for (the OS choice will 
be driven by the acceptability of the fortran compiler available under
that OS).

FYI - Neither the Green Hills nor Microway NDP fortran compilers meet
requirement number 2.

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