FC 01-NOV-80 FC NAME fc - fortran compiler SYNOPSIS fc [-c] [-v] [-o] file ... DESCRIPTION fc is the fortran compiler callable from the software tools shell. It accepts the following types of arguments: 1. Files whose names end in '.f' are assumed to be fortran source programs. They are compiled, and the object file is left on a file whose name is that of the source with '.obj' substituted for '.f'. 2. Other arguments (except for the flags listed in 3 below) are assumed to be either loader flags, or object files, typically created by an earlier fc run. These programs, together with the results of any compilations, are loaded (in the order given) to produce an executable program. 3. Three flags which affect the actions of the compiler are: -c suppress the loading phase, as does any compilation error in any routine -v verbose option; prints name of file as it is compiled at the terminal -o generates a fortran listing for 'file.f' on 'file.l' SEE ALSO rc, the ratfor compiler, which provides a more pleasant programming dialect and environment ld, the loader, for descriptions of loader flags and process naming conventions AUTHOR Joe Sventek wrote the interface of fc to the DEC Fortran 4+ compiler. BUGS none to date -1-