Compaq Fortran
Release Notes for Compaq Tru64 UNIX Systems


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2.5 New Features in Version 1.2

DIGITAL Fortran 90 Version 1.2 contains the following changes since Version 1.1:

For more complete product information, see the Compaq Fortran documentation and the f90(1) reference (man) page.

2.6 New Features in Version 1.1

DIGITAL Fortran 90 Version 1.1 contains the following changes since Version 1.0:

For more complete product information, see the Compaq Fortran documentation and the f90(1) reference (man) page.


Chapter 3
Documentation, Corrections, and Other Fortran Documentation

The sections in this chapter:

The Compaq Fortran Web page provides a wealth of information about Compaq Fortran products, including update (patch) kits:


http://www.compaq.com/fortran 

3.1 Compaq Fortran Documentation Corrections

This section contains information that does not appear in the Compaq Fortran documentation. Included in each description is a notation of the first version to which it applies.

3.1.1 Compaq Fortran Installation Guide for Tru64 UNIX Systems

The following corrections apply to the installation guide, order number AA--PW82G--TE (January 2001 on the inside title page):

3.1.2 Compaq Fortran User Manual for Tru64 UNIX and Linux Alpha Systems

There are no known corrections to the Compaq Fortran User Manual for Tru64 UNIX and Linux Alpha Systems, order number AA--Q66TD--TE (December 1999 on the inside title page).

New features added for Version 5.4 are not shown in this manual (last updated for Version 5.3).

3.1.3 Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual

There are no known corrections to the Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual, order number AA--Q66SD--TK (September 1999 on the inside title page).

New features added for Version 5.4 are not shown in this multi-platform manual (last updated just before Version 5.3).

3.2 Compaq Fortran Documentation and Online Information

The Compaq Fortran documentation set includes the following:

The Compaq Fortran Software Product Description (SPD) is provided as a file on the Software Product Library CD-ROM (media CD-ROM).

The following Compaq Fortran online information is available (once installed on the system):

The Compaq Fortran Installation Guide for Tru64 UNIX Systems, these online release notes, the "read first" cover letter, and the SPD are available on the Compaq Tru64 UNIX Software Product Library CD-ROM (media CD-ROM) in ASCII and PostScript format.

All Compaq Fortran documents except the cover letter and SPD are available on the Compaq Tru64 UNIX Online Documentation Library CD-ROM in HTML format.

3.3 Compaq HPF and Parallel Software Environment Documentation

The Compaq Parallel Software Environment product is no longer supported. The DIGITAL High Performance Fortran 90 HPF and PSE Manual (in the Compaq Parallel Software Environment documentation kit, QA-2ATAA-GZ), however, still contains important HPF documentation in Chapters 1-8.

The DIGITAL High Performance Fortran 90 HPF and PSE Manual explains both the (now retired) Parallel Software Environment (PSE) and the (still current) High Performance Fortran (HPF) programming language. It contains a tutorial describing how to write programs using the HPF extensions to Compaq Fortran.

3.4 Other Sources of Information About Fortran 95/90

This section lists sources of information about Fortran 95/90 other than the Compaq Fortran documentation.

The following publication is the copywritten standard for Fortran 90 and 95:

Tutorial information about the Fortran 95/90 language is available in commercially published documents at major book stores or from their publishers. Compaq Fortran documentation does not usually provide such tutorial information. The following commercially published documents (listed in alphabetical order by title) in English provide reference or tutorial information about Fortran 90:

For information on parallel programming using OpenMP, see the following:

For information on High Performance Fortran (HPF), see the following:

Compaq provides this list of Fortran 90/95 documents (books) for the sole purpose of assisting customers who want to learn more about the Fortran 90/95 language. This list of documents does not comment---either positively or negatively---on any of the documents listed or any not yet listed. Any omissions are not intentional. Publications that become available after the revision of a Compaq Fortran document will be added at the next revision.

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