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From: bcw@rti.UUCP (Bruce Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Opinions on MS Fortran wanted
Summary: Microsoft Fortran
Keywords: MS Fortrash, compiler, MicroSoft
Message-ID: <2922@rti.UUCP>
Date: 29 Apr 89 03:43:05 GMT
References: <24257@beta.lanl.gov>
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
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In article <24257@beta.lanl.gov>, dd@beta.lanl.gov (Dan Davison) writes:
> So, my question for the net: Has MicroSloth produced a real
> Fortran compiler yet?  Is it worth using?

Microsoft Fortran 4.* is a MUCH better compiler than earlier versions.
It supports a MUCH larger language than the earlier versions of the
compiler.

It is, unfortunately, just about as slow to compile (and link) as the 
earlier versions.

I might mention that MASM v4.0 and above is FAR faster than MASM 2.0.
If you do much with MASM you may want to upgrade (I find that in spite
of Microsoft claims that 5.0 is faster than 4.0, for the files that I
actually compile it's about a wash - 5.0 may compile faster but it is
bigger and takes longer to load, so any advantage it has is eliminated
before it even starts).

I have heard that the LaHay (sp?) compiler is better than the current
Microsoft offering, but the Microsoft compiler is not as miserable as
it used to be - it's almost a nice compiler, if they could just make
it run a bit faster.

						Bruce C. Wright