Re: Q: Fortran unformatted i/o with GNU f2c/gcc problem.

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From: Steven G. Johnson
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:00

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drobinow@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> Fortran unformatted binary files are not generally portable across compilers
> or architectures.  This has been the case for as long as I can remember and
> has nothing to do with g77, gcc, or f2c.  Use formatted I/O for data
> interchange.

Let me just add one comment to your remarks.  Sometimes binary i/o is
necessary because of performance and storage limitations.  Even then,
however, there are fairly standard libraries (e.g. HDF,
http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu) for portable storage of binary data.

Cordially,
Steven G. Johnson

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Subject: Re: Q: Fortran unformatted i/o with GNU f2c/gcc problem.
Date: 1998/09/30
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