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But 30 year old Fortran code should compile and run with no problems, unless it used something non-standard, shouldn’t it? In which case, the problem is not the
by leephillips 6y ago
But 30 year old Fortran code should compile and run with no problems, unless it used something non-standard, shouldn’t it? In which case, the problem is not the evolving Fortran standard, but the use of non-standard compiler features.
“The Fortran standards committee generally refuses to break backward compatibility when Fortran is updated. This is a good thing (take that, Python), and code written decades ago can still be compiled fine today.” -- http://degenerateconic.com/backward-compatibility/ http://degenerateconic.com/backward-compatibility/