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From: dcoster@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Peter Coster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Microsoft Fortran for the Mac
Summary: Problems with version 2.2
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Date: 3 Jan 90 03:07:44 GMT
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Reply-To: dcoster@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Peter Coster)
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I have been trying to use version 2.2 of the Microsoft Fortran
compiler for the Mac and have been experiencing some problems.  The
major problem is that for small array sizes the program seems to work,
but for large array sizes the program doesn't work (this has happened
for a couple of programs, most recently on a version of the LINPACK
benchmark).  By "doesn't work" I mean the program disappears into
limbo, output that should appear at the terminal disappearing
completely.  Another, probably related, problem is that on these
larger problems the debugger displays blank windows instead of the
normal contents of these windows.  I have experienced these problems
on both a Mac II with 5MB and a SE30 with 4MB.

The program was bought by PPPL some time ago, and I am using it at the
moment to evaluate the feasibilty of using it for real programs.  With
its current limitation to toy problems, the recommendation will be a
very definite NO!

I would also appreciate a response from people who have tried using
this and other FORTRAN compilers on the Mac.

Many thanks

David Coster

dcoster@phoenix.princeton.edu