[Info-vax] Fortran

[Simon Clubley]

On 2018-12-05, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>
> There is a difference between making things better, and removing things 
> because someone "doesn't like it".
>
> No, I would not implement things such as "/standard=vaxc" in new 
> compilers, however, I would not remove it from where it already exists.
>
> Consider, Dave doesn't like C, therefore all computers will no longer 
> support this language.  Extreme, yes, but, the same concept, right?

No. The language standards determine what the later versions of a language
will support and compilers which support that latest version are written
to those standards.

That says nothing about what the _existing_ compilers for the existing
versions of a language will support.

>  All 
> I'm trying to say is, if it does not have to be removed, then don't do 
> so, because you might be causing someone else grief.  If it does have to 
> be removed to make needed improvements, then do so.
>

You do not remove it from Fortran compilers for existing versions
of the standard which support that feature.

Simon.

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