[Info-vax] Fortran

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/5/2018 8:46 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Simon Clubley  <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>> Removing octal constant support was a bit strange unless there's
>> something I am not understanding. Like you, I don't really see any
>> reason why it could not have been left in place. This is different
>>from the removal of Hollerith support where the removal of Hollerith
>> support brings distinct safety benefits.
> 
> Hmm... could this possibly be due to a change in variable naming rules, that
> what previously had been valid octal constants were now valid variable
> names?

My Fortran is getting a bit rusty, but as I recall it the syntax is
like O'177', which is not a valid name and most likely never will be.

Arne