Features in f77 4.2 That are New Since 4.0

f77 4.2 includes the following features that are new or changed since the 4.0 release:

• New options:

  • -dbl_align_all

  • -errtags=yes|no and -erroff=taglist

  • -stop_status=no|yes

  • -xcrossfile

  • -xlic_lib=libs

  • -xpp=fpp|cpp

  • -xtypemap=type:spec,.

• Changed options:

  • Options -fround, -fsimple, -ftrap, -xprofile=tcov, -xspace, -xunroll now available on Intel platforms.

  • -xtarget, -xarch, -xchip expanded for SPARC Ultra and Intel platforms.

  • -vax= expanded to enable selection/deselection of individual VAX/VMS Fortran features.

  • Default sourcefile preprocessor is fpp(1) rather than cpp(1).