From: Robert L. McMillin (rlm@helen.surfcty.com)
Date: 08/10/93


From: rlm@helen.surfcty.com (Robert L. McMillin)
Subject: Re: Fortran compiler for linux ?
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 01:19:52 GMT

On 9 Aug 1993 06:27:29 GMT, uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!soleil!thatte
(Niranjan THATTE) said:

> As an extremely happy linux user, I would like to recommend
> this path for a friend of mine who is out to buy an IBM clone
> desktop. However, he insists on programming in fortran, and is
> taken aback by the absence of a fortran compiler for linux.
> Does anyone know where one can _BUY_ a decent fortran compiler
> for a reasonable amount of money, that would work w/o too
> much hassles on linux? Or is there a fortran compiler in the
> works which might soon become available.

There is a GNU FORTRAN in progress. There is a GNU mailing list that
deals with this topic; perhaps someone in gnu.misc.discuss can help you.