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From: jbc@hpcllmv.HP.COM (Jeff Caldwell)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Re: Suppresing compiler generated "_" suffix on names
Message-ID: <68290002@hpcllmv.HP.COM>
Date: 9 Jan 91 22:48:36 GMT
References: <10557@lanl.gov>
Organization: Hewlett Packard Calif. Language Lab
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>The f77 on Hewlett-Packard's 9000 Series 800 RISC-based machines doesn't
>prepend  or  postpend  underbars  to  the  name  unless  requested.  The
>compiler directive $POSTPEND will add underbars after all external names
>to provide compatibility with BSD-based UNIX systems.
>

Similar functionality is also provided by the HP 9000 Series 300 (workstations)
and 3000 Series 900 (MPE/XL - HP proprietary OS) compilers.

Jeff Caldwell
jbc@hpda.hp.com

This response does not represent the official  position of, or statement
by,  the  Hewlett-Packard  Company.  The  above  data  is  provided  for
informational  purposes  only.  It is supplied  without  warranty of any
kind.
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