Re: Compaq Visual Fortran

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:36:42 -0700 (PDT), Terence <tbwright@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The person who knows the answers to the problem of re-installing an
udgraded CVF compiler is of course, the man who worked and advised on
it; Steve Lionel.

The problems is: Steve moved with the compiler, to Intel and therefore
has tp support Intel's replacement version by NOT telling you how to
do this in a public Forum.

Terence, I find that statement quite offensive as well as wildly inaccurate.
Richard Maine explained it well and I will not elaborate.

I am glad to help people with CVF issues if it seems important and I can do so
easily. In this thread, the side question about installing upgrades did not
rise above that threshold, and I was quite busy all last week, representing
Intel at the Fortran standards committee meeting. Sure, I'd prefer that
people buy Intel Fortran but I don't have a problem with those who, for
whatever reason, need or want to continue using CVF it it does what they want.
Anyone who reads our user forum will recognize that.

There is no single answer to how CVF upgrades worked. In general, the
"upgrade" parts that came on CD, if they did not find the old version
installed, would prompt for the serial number of an older *eligible* version.
This was true for any upgrades that came in a box with a manual, etc. An
exception was a special 6.5 upgrade that was sold through Programmer's
Paradise as an upgrade to 6.0 or 6.1. That one did require that the old
version be installed. Downloadable updates (e.g. 6.6C) always require the
previous version be installed, since they are patches, not complete installs.

You could always, of course try writing to any of the previous support
group addresses and/or personnel.

You would not succeed in this. The old email addresses are turned off and
nobody who provided that support still works for HP.
--
Steve Lionel
Developer Products Division
Intel Corporation
Nashua, NH

For email address, replace "invalid" with "com"

User communities for Intel Software Development Products
http://softwareforums.intel.com/
Intel Fortran Support
http://support.intel.com/support/performancetools/fortran
My Fortran blog
http://www.intel.com/software/drfortran
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