About This Manual

This manual describes the commands and directives for using the MIPSpro Fortran 90 compiler. This book is organized into the following chapters:

Related Publications

The following documents contain information that may be useful:

  • MIPSpro Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 1

  • MIPSpro Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 2

  • MIPSpro Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 3

  • Application Programmer's I/O Guide

  • ProDev WorkShop: Overview

  • SpeedShop User's Guide

  • ProDev WorkShop: Debugger User's Guide

  • ProDev WorkShop: Debugger Reference Manual

  • ProDev WorkShop: Performance Analyzer User's Guide

  • ProDev WorkShop: Tester User's Guide

  • dbx User's Guide

  • Origin 2000 and Onyx2 Performance Tuning and Optimization Guide

Compiler Messages

You can obtain explanations for compiler messages by using the online explain(1) command.

Compiler Man Pages

In addition to printed and online prose documentation, several online man pages describe aspects of the compiler. Man pages exist for the library routines, the intrinsic procedures, and several programming environment tools.

You can print copies of online man pages by using the pipe symbol with the man(1), col(1), and lpr(1) commands. In the following example, these commands are used to print a copy of the explain (1) man page:

% man explain | col -b | lpr

Each man page includes a general description of one or more commands, routines, system calls, or other topics, and provides details of their usage (command syntax, routine parameters, system call arguments, and so on). If more than one topic appears on a page, the entry in the printed manual is alphabetized under its primary name; online, secondary entry names are linked to these primary names. For example, egrep is a secondary entry on the page with a primary entry name of grep. To access grep online, you can type man grep. To access egrep online, you can type either man grep or man egrep. Both commands display the grep man page on your terminal.

Related Fortran Publications

The following commercially available reference books are among those that you should consult for more information on the history of Fortran and the Fortran language itself:

  • Adams, J., W. Brainerd, and J. Martin. Fortran 95 Handbook : Complete ISO/ANSI Reference. MIT Press, 1997. ISBN 0262510960.

  • Chapman, S. Fortran 90/95 for Scientists and Engineers . McGraw Hill Text, 1998. ISBN 0070119384.

  • Chapman, S. Introduction to Fortran 90/95. McGraw Hill Text, 1998. ISBN 0070119694.

  • Counihan, M. Fortran 95 : Including Fortran 90, Details of High Performance Fortran (HPF), and the Fortran Module for Variable-Length Character Strings. UCL Press, 1997. ISBN 1857283678.

  • Gehrke, W. Fortran 95 Language Guide. Springer Verlag, 1996. ISBN 3540760628.

  • International Standards Organization. ISO/IEC 1539-1:1997, Information technology -- Programming languages -- Fortran. 1997.

  • Metcalf, M. and J. Reid. Fortran 90/95 Explained . Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0198518889.

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Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this document:

Convention 

Meaning

command 

This fixed-space font denotes literal items such as commands, files, routines, path names, signals, messages, and programming language structures.

variable 

Italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being defined.

user input 

This bold, fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters in interactive sessions. Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font.

[ ] 

Brackets enclose optional portions of a command or directive line.

... 

Ellipses indicate that a preceding element can be repeated.

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