Fortran 90 compilers for the PC
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(Thanks a lot to Clive Page for various information on PC compilers)
This list was prepared on January 1997, and was partly updated
on March 1997, and December 1997, and May 1998
O FREE COMPILERS:
o Clive Page from Leicester U. kindly offers a tested
package of GNU g77 (Fortran 77 + some Fortran 90
enhancements) ready to use on a PC, and suitable for
DOS and Windows:
Intro doc (12.5 KB)
Zipped exe (1.31 MB)
Zipped doc (0.36 MB)
The files are under 1.44 MB each for convenience.
A North American mirror site of Clive's package,
which is easier to get, especially for people in
North America, and maybe anywhere outside Europe:
USA mirror
Two other sites offering a similar package (Thanks
to Clive for the URLs!):
Cygnus
Block 5564
o Lahey Computer Systems offers a subset version
of its flagship Fortran 90 compiler (LF90).
The subset compiler is called ELF90, comes with
minimal documentation, and is ready to use in a
Windows environment.
The subset compiler doesn't contain many "dusty"
Fortran 77 features (e.g. common blocks, storage
association), all of them replaceable by better
Fortran 90 features:
The ELF page
There are good reports on Lahey products.
o Imagine1 offers the "F programming language",
another rational subset of Fortran 90.
The version for the Linux PC operating system
(not including documentation) is free.
F is supposed be the true stepping stone
to HPF and at the same time replace Basic,
Pascal and C for teaching purposes:
F for Linux (1 MB)
There are trial versions for other platforms,
they are also free, but the program size is
limited.
F free/trial compilers (1 MB)
O COMMERCIAL FORTRAN 90 COMPILERS
(This list was prepared on January 1997, and partially
updated on May 1998 and January 1999)
Absoft Pro Fortran
Toolsets are available for Win32, Linux [on Intel] and
Macintosh [PowerPC only], and include:
o F90 compiler which incorporates an extended version
of Cray's CF90 front end.
o F77 compiler which supports all common workstation
extensions and was designed for porting legacy F77 code.
o Complete toolset including IDE, graphics, and
BLAS/LAPACK90/HDF libraries.
o Windows version is fully link compatible with Microsoft
Visual C++.
o Full support of Win32API from Fortran, auto build DLLs.
o Printed documentation.
o Free technical support including phone.
Absoft Corporation,
2781 Bond Street,
Rochester Hills,
MI 48309 USA
Voice: (248) 853 0050 EST
Fax: (248) 853 0108
WWW: http://www.absoft.com
DEC Fortran 90
A Windows version called Digital Visual Fortran.
It is supposed to replace the discontinued buggy
Microsoft compiler (Powerstation).
email: fortran@digital.com
URL: http://www.digital.com/fortran/dvf.html (DVF)
*** EPC
has optimizing, native compilers for x86, and other
platforms. HPF is also available.
email: info@epc.com, support@epc.co.uk
URL: http://www.epc.co.uk
*** Imagine1 F - educational subset (free for Linux!)
(dusty features removed, for inexpensive F90 learning)
Imagine1 Inc offers F, the subset language for Unix and
Windows that they hope will be the true stepping stone
to HPF and at the same time replace Basic, Pascal and C
for teaching purposes. The version for Linux is FREE.
The F compiler is suitable only if one is using pure F90
syntax with none of the older obsolescent F77 features.
The price is good - free under certain circumstances!
URL: http://www.imagine1.com/imagine1
*** Lahey LF90
for: DOS, Windows including Pentium optimizations and
Interacter Kit.
Lahey has a native LF90 compiler for Windows and DOS
Version 3.0 provides an integrated Windows development
environment.
Lahey has been shipping a native LF90 compiler for DOS
since 29 August, 1994. It is particularly well optimized
on the Pentium.
(very fast compilation; excellent reputation for support)
Good code generation, good diagnostics, fast compilation,
and good support are often quoted as reasons why folks
liked LCS.
Lahey Computer Systems, Inc.
865 Tahoe Blvd.
P.O. Box 6091
Incline Village, Nevada 89450
Phones: (800) 548-4778
(702) 831-2500
Fax: (702) 831-8123
BBS: (702) 831-8023.
UUNET: Sales sales@lahey.com
Tech support support@lahey.com
email: sales@lahey.com
URL: http://www.lahey.com/
*** Lahey ELF90 - educational subset (FREE !!!)
(dusty features removed, for inexpensive F90 learning)
A subset language without old features like storage
association that is designed for teaching, and is
very cheap. In fact, the elf90 compiler itself can
be downloaded free from the Web site.
The ELF compiler is suitable only if one is using pure F90
syntax with none of the older obsolescent F77 features.
There are good reports on Lahey products.
Microsoft Fortran Powerstation V4.0 (Discontinued !!!)
for: Windows 95
Microsoft has released its Fortran Powerstation V4.0 that
includes f90 for Windows NT 3.51 and Windows 95.
It is a 32-bit compiler with optimizations for Pentium and 486.
(various good hooks into windows and such)
email: fortran@microsoft.com
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/fortran
MicroWay (bad reputation!)
for: DOS, OS/2
NDP Fortran 90 for 386/486, Pentium and 860 is available
Microway NDP Fortran 90 for 386/486 and Pentium is available
email: nina@microway.com
tel: (508) 746-7341).
NA Software F90+ (not recommended!)
for: OS/2, DOS/Windows3.1,
Fortran 90 Plus on 386/486, Cost-effective personal version
for Windows95
NA Software supplies Fortran 90 Plus on PCs (including
Windows 95 and Linux), and other platforms. There is a
cheap student version available. They also supply an F77
to f90 syntax convertor, LOFT90, as well as HPF.
"Do not consider the PC compiler from N.A.Software, when I
tried it out last year it was by no means good enough for
serious use."
email: marketing@nasoftwr.demon.co.uk
URL: http://www.nasoftware.co.uk/home.html
URL: http://www5.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/sci-comp/info/
software/fortran.html
NAG
NAG provides a compiler for most unix platforms, VMS and
PCs (including Linux). This was the first f90 compiler,
released in 1991. The current version is 2.1.
The NAGWare f90 Tools are a suite of Fortran 90 tools
derived from the same technology as the NAGWare f90 compiler.
URL: http://www.nag.co.uk/
URL: http://www.nag.co.uk/1h/nagware.html
email: infodesk@nag.com,
infodesk@nag.co.uk
Parasoft
uses F77 as intermediate language
URL: http://www.parasoft.com/f90.html
*** Salford FTN90
Salford Software markets a PC version of the NAG f90 compiler,
direct generation of object code. Also for Windows 95 and NT.
A very cheap student version is available.
"I use the Salford FTN90 at home, and find that it is
pretty good: very few bugs or problems, fast compilation,
efficient code, and the company seems responsive to
questions/problem reports. There is a special student
licence, but be warned that you cannot save an .EXE file
with this system, you have to recompile each time.
This may be ok for class use, but probably not otherwise
(even though the compile speed is good). Salford also
give you a library Clearwin+ which allows you to generate
good Windows applications - all the usual widgets."
email: sales@salford-software.com
ppatel@cix.compulink.co.uk (?)
URL: http://www.salford.co.uk/
Salford FULL F95 COMPILER
Salford Software Ltd announces FTN95, a full Fortran 95
compliant compiler for Extended DOS, Windows 3.1 and
Win32 (NT and 95). The compiler is delivered as a bundle
comprising a Win32 Edition and an Extended DOS/Windows 3.1
edition. FTN95 compilers are supplied with fully-featured
IDE, debugger, comprehensive compiler library (which
includes graphics, operating system access, low-level file
management, bit-manipulation, sorting, etc.), built-in 32
bit assembler, linker and Salford ClearWin+ (Salford's
Windows GUI development library and tools). Salford FTN95
will ship in Q1 1997.
Selected Salford-specific features:
o Full support for REAL*10, COMPLEX*20
o Compatibility with Salford FTN77:
- Inline Mnemonic Assembler using CODE ... EDOC.
- Supports all 'deleted' Fortran 95 features (e.g. REAL
DO-loop indices).
Shipping: Beta: early January 1997
First customer ship: Q1 1997
Salford Software Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 161 834 2454
Adelphi House Fax: +44 (0) 161 834 2148
Adelphi Street WWW: http://www.salford.co.uk/
Salford, M3 6EN
UK
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