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From: mike@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Mike McNelly)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: port/VX utility on HP-UX
Message-ID: <5570162@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 24 Apr 89 16:10:58 GMT
References: <852@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Organization: HP Ft. Collins, Co.
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> Does anybody know if HP plans to add the structure/record data types
> from DEC FORTRAN?  Many of our programs use this, slowing the porting
> of code down.  In addition, several of my users have complained that
> FORTRAN does not give a nice stack dump when aborting, like the VAX
> does, showing subroutine and line number information.  They just don't
> think a core dump is very useful, and I must agree.  Any chances of these
> being put in?

Structure/data types are available on Series 300 FORTRAN as of the 6.5
release. They will be available on Series 800 FORTRAN on the 7.0 release.

You might check the HP-UX Portability Guide for HP 9000 Series 300/800
Computers (HP Part number 98794-90046). It has a chapter devoted to 
FORTRAN compatibility between VMS FORTRAN and HP-UX machines.

Mike McNelly
mike%hpfcla@hplabs.hp.com