On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 12:33:50PM -0500, Peter St. John wrote: > Brown Dai-Sensei-Sama, > [deletia] > > Re: FORTRAN, for awhile there we didn't really compile it, but translate it > to C and then invoke the C compiler. That gets you the beauty of the IMSL > libraries and the efficiency of very sharply maintained C compilers, at the > same time.
Hmm, FORTRAN was around long before C was even a gleam in Dennis' eyes ;) > Is there a good extant FORTRAN compiler? I wonder why, fortran is > easy to express in C (unlike conceptually variant languages, like APL or > LISP). Actually, outstanding Fortran compilers are available today. As for why, "expressable in another language" shouldn't be confused in any way, shape, or form with "performs well another language." -- David N. Lombard, Intel, Irvine, CA I do not speak for Intel Corporation; all comments are strictly my own. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
