On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Moritz Lenz <mor...@faui2k3.org> wrote: > For C, see https://github.com/jnthn/zavolaj > Fortran uses the same calling conventions, albeit with weird name > mangling rules that depend on the compiler. So you can use Zavolaj for > Fortran too, if you're ready to suffer.
Hmm... I don't like to suffer, but there are useful features in Fortran 95 in the area of numerical computation, and Fortran 95 itself is a very nice language for that kind of work. Btw, modern Fortran is *nothing* like the F77 that your parents learned. Anyway, I'm starting a thesis on computational astrophysics. It crossed my mind that if one could make bindings from Perl 6 to basic Fortran features like matrix arithmetic, I could use Perl 6 to prototype my work instead of using MATLAB or PDL. I thought it would be an interesting example of using Perl 6 for "real work". But as you can imagine, I need to spend most of my time doing my research. I can't afford a big battle to get Rakudo and Fortran 95 talking to each other. Daniel. -- No trees were destroyed in the generation of this email, but a large number of electrons were severely inconvenienced.
