Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 20:22:43 -0500 (CDT) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Call for Fortran assistance. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971015202107.16975B-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <199710150751.RAA02149@word.smith.net.au>
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On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Mike Smith wrote: > > Ok, if the 'F' word upsets you, you can ignore this thread with > impunity. If you know something about fortran, a few brief words would > be quite helpful. > <snip> > > Our initial design assumed that they would be able to read this on > standard input; wrong. > > Our second design threw the data through a FIFO, but Fortran has funny > formatting requirements for sequential-access data that have stymied us. > > We tried converting to ASCII and then parsing it back in, but that's > too slow. > > We've offered to write a Fortran-callable C procedure that can manage > reading the FIFO, but they don't use procedures much (!) and want an > all-fortran solution. > > If you have ever done anything like this before, I'd *really* like to > know how you did it, before we bludgeon the customer and commit to a > total rewrite... Simple Pass it through by punch cards. Doesn't FreeBSD support card punches? :p God, aren't I helpful? *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
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