Re: gcc 4.0 and Fortran

In article <slrnd84clk.23s.Ivan.Reid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.Reid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I came across this comment in an internal forum today. My
> understanding was that one of g95/gfortran was soon to be incorporated into
> the gcc suite so it doesn't make much sense to me. Can anyone suggest what
> may be being misunderstood here?
>
> "(your gcc 4.0 is a very good example of something that is only usable in
> years - loss of fortran and hence all generators)"

Gee. It is hard to even parse the English, much less the meaning behind
it. The "generators" part is a complete mystery - maybe it made more
sense in context. But to take a *VERY* rough stab in the dark...

The author might have been complaining about g77. It sort of fits in
that g77 was pretty stable (perhaps even too stable in that it was
apparently hard to maintain - I say this based only on recollection of
what others have told me, not on any first-hand data), but gfortran is
still very much in development. While gfortran runs some codes, there
are plenty of others that it doesn't (including many of mine). It isn't
yet suitable as a full replacement for g77.... and the authors very
carefully say exactly that. Maybe in a while, but not yet.

Of course, you *CAN* still get g77. It hasn't disappeared off the face
of the earth. One might even say that the rumors of its death are
greatly exaggerated.

Anyway, that's as close as I can come to guessing what the complaint
might have been about. I'm not going to place any money on my guess
though.

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