Subject: Re: B20.1 + EGCS 1.1.1: -r8 option of g77
From: [email-masked] (Mumit Khan)

13 Jan 1999 22:58:53 -0800
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To: Steve Roberts <[email-masked]>
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Steve Roberts <[email-masked]> writes:
> Just tried to compile a fortran program using g77 and wanted to use the
> -r8 option to convert to double precision. But no joy as I get the
> warning:
> 
> g77: unrecognized option `-r8'
> 
> Am I using the wrong option (it is documented in the info files), or is
> this a bug.
> 

It's documented as *not being supported*. Please read the "Increasing
Precision/Range" (or r8) section in the g77 info doc.

Regards,
Mumit
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