Re: Help from fellow Fortran Users

From: Arjen Markus (arjen.markus_at_wldelft.nl)
Date: 01/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:50:47 +0100

Bob Lidral wrote:
>

> It's certainly possible to write portable code in C and, once over the
> learning curve, even easier in C++. Since the Fortran 77 standard, it
> has even been possible to write portable code in Fortran.
>
> If you're seeing a difference in portability between Fortran and C code,
> there's a good chance that's the result of differences in age. Old
> Fortran programs that have been ported to several different platforms
> for 20 or 30 years may have had all of the non-portable code removed or
> made portable. Wait until the C programs are 20 or 30 years old and
> have been ported to and used on as many different platforms before
> commenting on comparative portability.
>

But many of the UNIX utilities _are_ in fact 20 or 30 years old.
So, with these in hand, one could answer that question.

Regards,

Arjen

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