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From: niemidc@oasis.gtefsd.com (David C. Niemi)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development
Subject: Re: Which PC Unix has a good X11R4 and 32bit For
Date: 13 Jul 1993 18:26:01 GMT
Organization: GTE Federal Systems Division
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In article 93Jul13130508@dl5000.bc.edu, morgan@dl5000.bc.edu (Morgan Stair) writes:
>I have an X11 / Fortran / C application that compiles on Ultrix and
>SunOS, and I need to pick a PC Unix to install and port to.
>
>I'd like a reliable Fortran that supports VMS extensions, and a stable
>X11R4 package.  I assume that gcc will run on whatever UNIX I go with,
>so that's a non-issue.

I doubt you'll find anyone in the Free Unix arena messing with X11R4 any
more; they've been on X11R5 for quite some time.  Never fear, your X11R4
app should port to X11R5 without much trouble.

>Is there a decent Fortran compiler for a PD Unix?  I like the idea of
>having system source code, etc, but the money isn't a crucial issue.

Your best bet is probably some FORTRAN-to-C converter or one of the
upcoming versions of gcc (though I've only heard of it supporting Pascal
and Ada, not FORTRAN).  VMS extensions are rather doubtful unless you
want to put them in yourself.

FORTRAN is a fairly simple language to make a compiler for, so it probably
wouldn't be that tough to either make a translator to C or to the GCC
intermediate code; but I am not aware of any free ones off the top of my head.
---
David C. Niemi: David.Niemi@oasis.gtegsc.com

My opinions are those of my fuzz-brained, cat-sniffing Norwegian Elkhound.