[Info-vax] fortran compiler roadmap?

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2013-04-17 08:52:28 +0000, Anton Shterenlikht said:

> Does anybody have any information regarding the future of HP VMS 
> fortran compiler?

HP certainly has information regarding their plans for the compiler.  
For anything beyond the published stuff, you'll want to ask them.

> In particular, do any HP VMS fortran roadmaps include plans to support 
> 2003 or 2008 fortran standards?

Nope.   HP versions of Fortran, COBOL, C and C++ all lack support for 
current language standards.

> Or is it staying at 1995 standard for now?

Likely, yes.   I've encountered no indications of plans for support for 
newer standards among any of the classic language compilers.

For the "current" plans, see <http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/roadmap>.  
Which hasn't been updated in a while.  Or ask HP directly.

Requisite mentions of options and alternatives: you could decide to 
port current gcc and gfortran.  Alternatively, llvm is more modular, 
and might be easier to port to your preferred target platform.  Or you 
could port the Fortran code to a platform that has the compiler support 
you're seeking.  None of these options will likely be a small project.


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