Re: Intel Visual Fortran

The detailed answers above provide good summaries of what to look for
in a fortran compiler. If you're interested in being able to do
cross-platform fortran on Windows and Linux, the Intel compiler is a
good choice. Other than platform-specific flags (mostly windows and
legacy-Compaq related), the compiler options are mostly the same across
both platforms, and it does a good job of generating fast code on AMD
chips as well. I use Intel Fortran and g95 on both platforms. I find
g95 is a lot better than gfortran, although I expect gfortran to
improve as the gcc 4.x compilers are used more frequently.

As for which Linux platform, base your decision on your requirements.
If you want something that just works, go for a
professionally-supported platform like Red Hat or Suse. If you want to
tinker or save money, you can use what you like. I run Gentoo on my
cluster, but Gentoo can be a lot of work until you understand it. I
used to run Slackware on my cluster and it was great.

Hope this helps,

Damien

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