On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 11:30:45AM -0700, Konstantin Olchanski wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 08:22:24PM +0100, Jon Peatfield wrote:
> > >I installed SL5.1 and seems g77 isn't installed.
> 
> 
> Yes, in recent GCCs, the very nice g77 compiler was replaced by something
> called gfortran. If I remember right, the main reason was the retirement
> of the g77 main author and maintainer.
> 
> The new compiler is written by some new people and it strives to implement
> the recent Fortran standards (F-95, etc).
> 
> Last time I looked a few years ago, compatibility with Fortran-II,
> Fortran-4, DEC Fortran, Fortran-77 and need to compile antique (but still
> quite usable) programs was not high in the priority list for gfortran
> developers.
> 
> 
> > If you really need g77/f77 then there is a compat package using the old 
> > gcc-3.4 but beware...
> 
> 
> Amen.

If you need very true f77 and older Fortran compatibility and can
dispense with F95 featurism, try f2c (f77)

        http://netlib.sandia.gov/f2c/index.html

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Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kukulies (at) rwth-aachen.de