On 5/22/2012 12:26 PM, Matt Shaver wrote: > I would also be interested in hearing from any people with experience > in Fortran who would be interested in helping port this code to the > Linux platform. If you could indicate your level of Fortran experience > and any reasons for your interest in this code, that would be very > helpful. > > Please also speak up if you have an interest in studying the algorithms > in the existing Fortran with an eye towards reimplementing them in > another programming language. Matt:
When my interest was tweaked last year by discussions of APT and the like, I went off and downloaded the two versions of APT360 I could find on the Internet. I wasn't thrilled by the 300+ files in FORTRAN and ASM(!) nor by their C equivalents that had been cranked out (I assume) by f77. Is APT 4 SSX 8 in similar bits and pieces? That would make either a port or a reimplementation a real challenge. Just figuring out how the APT360 files fit together dissuaded me from "studying the algorithms." Even though I think I can fake my former expertise in FORTRAN (my first rinky-dink program, in 1962, calculated resonant circuit parameters for popular B&W coil sizes), I have no stomach for trying to recreate my 1970-vintage mastery of Assembler/360. If you get to the point you are puzzled about some FORTRAN razzle-dazzle, you can always throw it on the wall and see if you can catch the eye of one of us sidewalk superintendents. Good luck. Regards, Kent PS - Now that I'm retired and also no longer kibitzing with university research groups, I can offer no weight to your petition for release of the code. I hope that goes well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
