Xref: utzoo comp.lang.fortran:1837 comp.unix.questions:12275 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!jgd@csd4.milw.wisc.edu From: jgd@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (John G Dobnick,EMS E380,4142295727,) Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran,comp.unix.questions Subject: NAMELIST vs. bsd f77 - the battle continues Message-ID: <1616@csd4.milw.wisc.edu> Date: 18 Mar 89 02:59:48 GMT Sender: news@csd4.milw.wisc.edu Lines: 38 [This is crossposted to comp.lang.fortran and comp.unix.questions in hopes of finding someone who knows what's happening here. If there is a better place for this, please let me know -- these two groups seem reasonable.] Some of our users here have large FORTRAN codes that they wish to run on a Unix based system. (A tahoe running 4.3-tahoe bsd, to be specific.) These codes make significant use of NAMELIST for entering data -- significant to the extent that lack of the NAMELIST facility means a major rewrite. The manuals and documents for the f77 compiler discuss the NAMELIST feature, leading one to believe the compiler supports it. However, the compiler does *not* recognize NAMELIST. Examination of the compiler reveals why the parser does not recognize NAMELIST -- that particular code is specifically turned off. As far as I can tell from a cursory examination, the remainder of f77 implements NAMELIST. Does anyone know why this is turned off? Will something "break" if we re-enable that portion of the parser? [I have reported this as a bug to Berkeley via their "sendbug" mechanism about two months ago. At the risk of sounding pushy and ungrateful, I note that I have not received any feedback as yet. Is there another channel I should use for f77 problems?] -- John G Dobnick Computing Services Division @ University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee INTERNET: jgd@csd4.milw.wisc.edu UUCP: !uwvax!uwmcsd1!jgd "Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight." -- William Safire -- -- John G Dobnick Computing Services Division @ University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee INTERNET: jgd@csd4.milw.wisc.edu