Fortran User's Guide

READMEs

The READMEs directory contains files that describe new features, software incompatibilities, bugs, and information that was discovered after the manuals were printed. The location of this directory depends on where your software was installed.

The READMEs in a standard install would appear in: /opt/SUNWspro/READMEs/

Table 1-1 READMEs of Interest

README File 

Describes... 

 fortran_77

new and changed features, known limitations, documentation errata for this release of the FORTRAN 77 compiler, f77.

 fortran_90

new and changed features, known limitations, documentation errata for this release of the Fortran 90 compiler, f90.

 math_libraries

optimized and specialized math libraries available. 

 profiling_tools

using the performance profiling tools, prof, gprof, and tcov.

 runtime_libraries

libraries and executables that can be redistributed under the terms of the End User License. 

 64bit_Compilers

compiling for 64-bit Solaris 2.7 environments. 

 fpp_white_paper.ps

fpp, the Fortran pre-processor; this is a reference white paper in PostScript(TM) format and can be viewed using imagetool.

 performance_library

the Sun Performance Library 

The READMEs for all compilers are easily accessed by the -xhelp=readme command-line option. For example, the command:

f90 -xhelp=readme

will display the fortran_90 README file directly.