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From: dillon@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Ian Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Re: C to Fortran conversion (was: fortran to c conversion)
Message-ID: <3738@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 12 Apr 89 16:44:21 GMT
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Reply-To: dillon@uhccux.UUCP (Ian Dillon)
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In article <1860@wpi.wpi.edu> lfoard@wpi.wpi.edu (Lawrence C Foard) writes:
>>How about C to Fortran translation?  Does anyone know of such a tool?
>
>.... It would also consume huge amounts of memory since Fortran has no
>dynamic memory allocation, you would have to make an array that would be the
>biggest memory size possible. 

We use dynamic memory allocation in all of our Fortran programs.  If we didn't,
we'd be very limited in our applications.  Truth is, dynamic allocation is not
that hard, and does not require a Fortran guru to pull it off.
 
>
>Goes to show C is simply better than Fortran ;)
>

This is soooo tempting but I'll keep my flames to myself on this one.  
Personally, I like them both, as each language has its moment in the sun.

	Ian