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Compiling  

The main function of a Fortran compiler is to read a set of source files and write the corresponding set of object modules to the object file.

Most compilers have a number of switches or options which can be set to control how the compiler works and what additional output it produces. Some of the more useful ones, found on many systems, are described below.


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Helen Rowlands
8/27/1998