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Re: 'fc' program and autoconf
From: |
Steven G. Johnson |
Subject: |
Re: 'fc' program and autoconf |
Date: |
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 21:12:33 -0400 (EDT) |
On Sat, 17 Aug 2002, Paul Eggert wrote:
> > 2) Remove 'fc' from the list of names checked, letting the user specify
> > it manually with F77=fc if necessary. (fc was in the "historical"
> > autoconf 2.13 list, if I remember correctly. I've never actually seen a
> > program of this name myself. Anyone?)
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. I think the fc Fortran compiler is long
> dead, so I installed this patch.
Perhaps I spoke too soon? It turns out that 'fc' is the name of the
(native) Fortran compiler by Convex (now HP) on the HP Exemplar SPP.
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Consulting/FAQ/Exemplar/ProgLibSoft/convex/
http://www.scripps.edu/rc/Spp/spp_compiler.html
I suppose one could argue that ksh is more common than HP Exemplars, but I
feel a bit guilty at taking the easy way out.
Steven