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From: modl@whuts.UUCP (SMITH)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: AT compiler compatibility
Message-ID: <108@whuts.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 11:31:15 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 25 11:31:15 1985
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> I've been trying out various C and Fortran compilers on my PC/AT and find
> that things work fine except for the linker stage.  Sometimes it won't link
> properly at all and sometimes it just won't pick up the math library.  Does
> anyone have experience with running these languages on the AT and how 
> sensitive the linkers are to the particular DOS version and the cpu
> (80286 instead of 8088)?
> 
>                Jim Beauchamp    ihnp4!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!beaucham
>  

I've been using Microsoft Fortran (newest version)  on an AT under DOS 3.0.
When running without an 80287 chip the following command must be used:

		Set no87=<RETURN>

If not used, all floating point calculations result in an answer of 0.0.
When running with an 80287 installed, and using the $NOFLOATCALLS metacommand in my programs, no problems have been encountered.

		Craig Smith whfpa!whuts!modl