Fortran User's Guide

Backward Compatibility and Legacy Options

The following options are provided for backward compatibility with earlier compiler releases, and certain Fortran legacy capabilities.

Table 3-12 Backward Compatibility Options 

Action 

Option 

Details 

Double default data sizes: use -xtypemap instead.

-r8 or -dbl

"-xtypemap=spec"

Allow assignment to constant arguments. 

-copyargs

" -copyargs"

External names--make external names without underscores. 

-ext_names=e

" -ext_names=e"

Nonstandard arithmetic--allow nonstandard arithmetic. 

-fnonstd

"-fnonstd "

Optimize performance for the host system. 

-native

"-native"

Output--use old style list-directed output. 

-oldldo

"-oldldo"

DO loops--use one trip DO loops.

-onetrip

"-onetrip"