🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <Bs3LMs.I3w@news.cso.uiuc.edu> tamu@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Henderson) writes:
>I have just gotten some info about Watcom Fortran and was interested in 
>hearing from someone who actually has it.  
>
>The biggest concern is documentation.  In the info I have it list:
> [...} 
>Nowhere does it mention OS/2 Programming Guide.  It does talk about OS/2
>programming, i.e. it can be used for that, but does not indicate what kind
>of information is provided.
 
It works fine under (and for) OS/2.  Specific sections in the documentation
refer to programming for/under OS/2.

>I'm mainly getting it for the purpose of faster 32-bit codes.  I like the
>idea of being able to run some simple Euler codes and grid generation at
>home for debugging and such.(CFD)  But, I would also like to play around with 
>the OS/2 programming for PM or WPS.(my terminology for OS/2 is all screwed up
>right now)

The Watcom package alone is fine insofar as you want to port/write text-mode
(full-screen or windowed) OS/2 applications.

While there are parts of the documentation to refer to PM apps, they
assume that the reader is knowledgeable/has additional information
and additional libraries for OS/2 system calls/PM calls.

Thus, to write PM apps, it would appear that it would be necessary to get
not only the Watcom fortran but also IBM's Workset/2.  BTW, the
Watcom stuff appears to be compatible/fully integrable within the
workset/2.

This said, I am generally pleased with it.

Luc B