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I haven't really noticed that but you could be right. When I was evaluating the software I did compare compile time performance with other hardware/software configurations. I was mostly concerned with the performance of the generated code which as you mention is very good. With that I was very satisfied with this compiler and went ahead and purchased a license. At $199 I think it is a good bargain and so far I have not been disappointed with it. cheers... On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, [log in to unmask] wrote: > My only complaint with the Fujitsu compiler is that it so slow. A > largish code we have takes nearly 1 hour to compile on a 500MHz Intel > box (dual processor, but that doesn't really matter). On a 2 year old > SGI machine (I think it is ~ 250MHz) the same code takes about 5 > minutes to compile. The Fujitsu compiler doesn't take much longer to > compile optimized than with -g, which is curious. Also, the Fujitsu > compiler takes a boat load of memory during compiles. (Over 256MB for > some stuff.) > > It is a very robust compiler, though. And the code it compiles runs > fast. Also, it's cheap. > > -robert > > > > Juan Casero writes: > > Yes Lahey and Fujitsu have a Fortran 77/90/95 compiler suite out for Linux. I > > have a copy and it works pretty well. Before I purchased the compiler I did > > some testing by compiling and running computational chemistry software (QM/MM) > > on my Linux box. The fujitsu compiler is very good and I recommend it for > > Linux. The compiler does generate some erroneous code in some cases but > > passing it the -Kfap switch fixes the problem. So apart from this it is > > definitely a good buy. > > > > Juan. > > > > > > On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > Hmmm ?! (re postings by helbig and mittermayer) > > > > > > > > > As a newcomer (and a colonial to boot), I'm a little reticent to open with > > > opinions - more an observation. > > > > > > I work in a modelling (basic number-crunching) environment where we use > > > Wintel because the hardware is (much) cheaper (grunt per buck) to supply to > > > individuals in a large group. > > > > > > I agree that effort should be rewarded but there is more at issue here than > > > a 'free' mentality. > > > > > > Sometimes when many people pay a lot of money they don't get very much for > > > it - except the proliferation of a beta-testing mentality and a machine that > > > falls over more often than a drunken sailor. > > > > > > Linux appears a more stable platform than the NT4 (and previously 95b) that > > > I have been using. > > > > > > Lahey and ISS (Interactor/Winteractor - a UK firm) now supply some tools. I > > > am looking forward to trying them. > > > > > > Is this not so? .....am I dilusional ? ..... have I wasted my money ? > > > .....(is motherhood a good thing ?) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gary Hargraves > > > Civil Engineer > > -- > > Juan Casero > > [log in to unmask] > > -- Juan Casero [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%