compilers

From: "Leon Aarons" <laarons@fs1.pa.man.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 11:32:29 GMT Subject: compilers For a number of years we have used Salford F77 FORTRAN compiler for a number of purposes including running NONMEM and were extremely happy with it. It interfaces to the NAG scientific subroutine library and has very good run-time diagnostics. The one problem with it is that it will not run under Windows. Consequently we upgraded to the F95 compiler which is a true 32-bit compiler running under Windows. We have had no end of problem with this compiler and recent evidence on a Salford F95 distribution list suggests that many other users from across a number of scientific disciplines have also experienced problems. So we can continue to use the F77 compiler but I remember on this list discussion of the Lahey F90 compilers. The so-called Essential LF90 compiler is attractively priced in the UK (stlg95+VAT). I would be grateful for any comments from people who have used this compiler to run NONMEM and other FORTRAN work. Thanks Leon __________________________________________________ Leon Aarons School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Manchester Manchester, M13 9PL, U.K. tel +44-161-275-2357 fax +44-161-275-2396 email l.aarons@man.ac.uk