Fortranfor RIM

[Joachim Wiesel]

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> Dear Grass-users,
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> I am trying to compile the RIM database to use it with Grass4.0, but my
> system-operator is telling me:
> 
> Forwarded message:
> > hi,
> > Fortran is for HP9000-7xx series machine which means that
> > there is no Fortran compiler for system1 (HP9000-385).
> > This also means that excutable for 7xx version does not work
> > on 3xx version machines.
> > However if you want to use it, you must login to system2 and there you
> > must compile your source file which does not run on "system1".
> > 
> This should mean that it is not possible for me to use RIM in connection with 
> Grass, because I cannot compile it for my system (ymir).
> 
> Is there anyone who has RIM working on a HP9000-3xx version machine, or does
> someone know a solution.
> 

	I do not have a working HP3xx version, but for all people not
	having access to a FORTRAN compiler I recommend looking into

	f2c

	'f2c' converts Fortran-77 sources (plus VAX and IBM extensions) to
	K&R or ANSI-C. 
	There is also a Bourne shell script 'fc' which can be used as a
	real Fortran compiler, as it calls cc to compile the generated
	source code. I have not compiled RIM with f2c but other mostly
	numerical application codes with very good success.

	It can be FTP'ed from e.g.: research.att.com [192.20.225.2]

	Login as:  'netlib'


	Joachim

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Joachim Wiesel, Institut fuer Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung,
Universitaet  Karlsruhe, Englerstr. 7, D-7500 Karlsruhe, Germany
Phone: +49 721 608 2316                      Fax: +49 721 694 568
Internet: wiesel at ipf.bau-verm.uni-karlsruhe.de