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[erich]

FWIW,
       My distro (which is Gentoo) has a serious dependency on a 
compiler that works
quickly and efficiently. Daniel Robbins, one of the primary architects 
of Gentoo,
recognized that there were versions of the gcc compiler that were slow 
and horribly
inefficient. He chose one that was optimal for the distro and has been 
incorporated
into the Gentoo system (with updates)
       The latest version is

       [ebuild   R   ] sys-devel/gcc-4.1.2  USE="doc* fortran gtk 
mudflap nls..."

       Note the setting of the fortran "USE" flag. This means that this 
version is
fully capable of compiling FORTRAN code. Why? Well, there are many 
scientific
packages on the mirror sites that are written in FORTRAN code that need 
to be built.

       I guess what I'm saying is that, if you need to build something 
coded in FORTRAN,
the gcc compiler should not be a problem. (provided you have the right 
version.)

                                                                                                             
Erich

John Lawvere wrote:
>  Hello:
>     I can find my way around Linux, but I'm not an expert at it.
>  
>     Three years ago, I purchased a system with SUSE Linux. The version 
> of AMD's Core Math Library (ACML) available at the time and the Gnu 
> "C" compiler already installed could not link directly without going 
> through FORTRAN.
>  
>    So more recently, I purchased Portland's "C" compiler along with a 
> newer version of ACML and installed it, or at least I thought I did. 
> When I contacted Portland with a description of the behavior, they 
> said it might not have been installed properly or without proper 
> permission.
>  
>      I need to get started on a numerical-physics research project 
> soon, so I'm looking for assistance at getting this software installed 
> and running.
>  
>    Sincerely,
>    John Lawvere
>
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