Michael - I stay away from DLLS because I need to call builtin-fortran
modules that S+ provides for matrix operations. I would appreciate
some info about compilers that produce .obj files that work with S+ as
well as Watcom. Thanks -Frank
Michael Prager writes:
>
> At 7/30/99 at 02:30 AM, <ALFRED.H.BALCH@stl.Monsanto.com> wrote:
>
> >Am I better off getting a copy of the Watcom compiler than a compiler that
> >will be continued-e.g. Microsoft ?
>
> The Microsoft Fortran compiler was discontinued years ago, so that would be
> a poor choice. During its existence, I saw frequent complaints of its
> bugginess and lack of conformance to the Fortran standard.
>
> The Watcom compiler was a good one, but it was FORTRAN (77), an older
> version of the language, and thus lacked most of the interesting features
> of modern Fortran (95), the most notable in the context of S being
> intrinsic array operations. I would not recommend that *anyone* purchase a
> FORTRAN 77 compiler anymore.
>
> Many fine, modern, Fortran (95)-standard-conforming compilers are available
> for the PC, and most, if not all, will make DLL's. For a survey of them,
> you could consult
>
> http://www.polyhedron.com/
>
> I use the Lahey compiler, which does not depend on a huge GUI IDE
> (integrated development environment) and is available inexpensively.
>
> www.lahey.com
>
> The other compilers also have plenty of satisfied users, according to
> recent postings on comp.lang.fortran.
>
>
> --
> Michael Prager <Mike.Prager@noaa.gov>
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