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Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 18:27:44 +0300 (WET)
From: Andris Pavenis <pavenis AT lanet DOT lv>
To: Karel Uhlir <Karel_Uhlir AT UQAR DOT UQuebec DOT CA>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: libf2c.a library and  "f2c" vs "g77"
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On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Karel Uhlir wrote:

> 
> Thanks Andris and "DoLL",
> 
> I did finally succeed to compile under DOS (with "g77"), with the straight
> forward "good old" command line. That works fine.
> 
> I figured, as you suggested that the bug was under "Rhide", which I was
> about to abandon. But the solution that you have given now seems to work
> fine (see below).
> 
> Anyone else who has this problem under Rhide just has to add a line in the
> Rhide.env file as explained.
> 
> Thank you all for your technical advice.
> 
> 
> Last question: If I understand well, g77 has grown from f2c? Does g77
> "include" f2c? What exactly is the difference? Which is better?
> 

f2c compiles Fortran to C, after that C compiler should be used

g77 does not use f2c, it compiles without this intermediate step

Which is better: perhaps f2c could be slightly more stable (it's out for
longer time).   

Andris