[Info-vax] Fortran

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/3/2018 3:56 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 12/3/2018 3:21 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 12/3/2018 8:12 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>>> Was "earlier VMS architectures" even mentioned in the post from Phillip?
>>
>> No.
>>
>> But I think there are two different sort of implicit assumptions:
>>
>> will XYZ be available on VMS = will XYZ be available on VMS x86-64
>>
>> will XYZ be available on VMS = will XYZ be available on VMS on all
>> supported platforms

> Personally, my perspective is that the only path forward for VSI is x86, 
> for now, and any efforts on VAX, Alpha, and that sinking ship detract 
> from what they need to be doing.

> Look at it this way.  Back porting LLVM and compilers to older HW 
> probably would cost more than just giving those needing it some new x86 
> systems.

Given expected timelines then I completely agree.

When VMS x86-64 is production ready then the last Itanium
will be too old for new deployments.

Arne