FC 06-MAY-81 FC NAME fc - fortran compiler SYNOPSIS fc [-cdov] 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. Four flags which affect the actions of the compiler are: -c suppress the loading phase, as does any compilation error in any routine -d do whatever is necessary to prepare the object files for the system-specific debugger. This flag is passed on to `ld' if the -c switch is not specified. -o generates a fortran listing for 'file.f' on 'file.l' -v verbose option; prints name of file as it is compiled at the terminal 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-