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In University I worked for a professor translating FORTRAN77 code to C. Tools existed for this, but did not produce human readable C code. There is still a ton
by r-s 8y ago
In University I worked for a professor translating FORTRAN77 code to C. Tools existed for this, but did not produce human readable C code.
There is still a ton of Fortran code in academia.
- C1sc0cat 8y agoWhy ? and did you get equivalent performance afterwards
- jjgreen 8y agoMost languages can access C without much hassle (Ruby, Python, ...), F77 predates this, and while you can combine C and F77 for a particular compiler, it is a painful and unrewarding task (and the result is compiler-specific). It is often quicker to run the F77 though f2c so you have an entirely C codebase (even if f2c is not really readable). Typically f2c code will be slower than F77.
- TheRealKing 8y agoWhatever that can access C can also access Fortran these days. Look at the 3 newest Fortran standards, over the past two decades.