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From: felawka@alph04.triumf.ca (Larry Felawka)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Is there any fortran compiler (f77) for *BSD?
Date: 28 Oct 1994 14:34:10 GMT
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In article <38c7s7$pr@news.doit.wisc.edu> DAFNIOTIS@CHERA6 (PETROS DAFNIOTIS) writes:
 >I was thinking of trying BSD for some development on my PC(486) at home.
 >However, I do need a fortran compiler (free, of course :-) and I was wondering
 >whether a f77 for BSD exists.
 >Thank you in advance for any info
 >
 >Petros Dafniotis
 >dafniotis@chera6.che.wisc.edu
 >ps: I'm aware of the f2c and the on-going work on g77. The f2c option is not
 >    acceptable and g77 is a long way from completion...



If you said that about f2c say, one year ago, I would have agreed with you.
The recent versions, however, are very good indeed.  I have used version
"19940601" to compile (and run) some rather large packages with considerable
success.  I suggest that you get the latest version (the one that comes with
FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 unfortunately just doesn't cut it) and give it a try.  You'll
be pleasantly surprised!


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Larry