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From: thad@public.BTR.COM (Thaddeus P. Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: Question about AC/FORTRAN and a visit from the GURU
Message-ID: <2148@public.BTR.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 91 09:15:35 GMT
References: <47189@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
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In article <47189@nigel.ee.udel.edu> @utrcgw.utc.com:mark@ardnt1 (mark) writes:
>
>  I have a question for anyone out there that uses (or has used) the
>Absoft Fortran compiler.  I recently purchased version 2.3 (I think)
> [...]
>  After testing the compiler with some simple little codes, I brought
>home some code from work that I wanted to "port".  I made the few
>changes to the source that I knew I would have to make, and attempted
>to compile it.  After about 30 seconds, I said hello to the GURU
>(GURU #00000003.00C12130).
> [...]

The MOST important thing to do when compiling/linking or running programs
created using the AbSoft product is to assure you've a LARGE stack allocated.

In their version 2.2 docs the number 75000 (i.e. "CLI> stack 75000") comes
to mind.

Back in 1985/1986 I successfully ported a multi-module (about 100+ source
files) program from one of my DEC-20 to the Amiga all in one afternoon,
forming a 450,000 byte executable which still runs to this day with all the
same capabilities as the mainframe version.  I only had to alter two READ
statements and one COMMON ... everything else ported nicely,

I still laugh while remembering it took someone else over 18 months to
port a stripped-down version of that same program from the same sources
to an IBM/PC!  :-)

The program is a commercial product and can even be found in the AT&T UNIX
Computer Software Catalog, though my company no longer markets it.  For the
curious, its name (the product) is VUE (a project management and scheduling
system).  'Tis a shame I did the Amiga port THEN because there was no market
for such products on the Amiga at THAT time, and today I no longer have the
rights to distribute that product commercially.

Point being: to this day, I still have a "STACK 75000" in the startup on
all my Amigas.  Give that a try and see if your guru goes on a retreat in
a place far, far away!  :-)

Thad Floryan [ thad@btr.com (OR) {decwrl, mips, fernwood}!btr!thad ]