Re: Is there a way in Fortran to designate an integer value as integer*8 ?

On 10/4/2024 12:46 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Thu, 3 Oct 2024 23:44:24 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
 

I started writing Fortran IV in 1975.  Been down a lot of roads since
then.  I've written software in Fortran IV and 77, Pascal, C, C++, Curl,
etc.  They are all running together now, I am getting old.

 You mean “Perl” (the language) instead of “Curl” (which is just a download
tool)?
 No Lisp-type languages? Some of them can do your head in. Assembler? SQL?
POSIX shells? JavaScript? My favourite, Python?
 Some cool stuff in modern Fortran: free-form layout, with no more column
numbers! Format strings can come from expressions within the I/O
statement, so there is no more need for statement numbers at all. Types
can have a limited form of parameterization, even allowing for function
overloading. There are structured types, even object orientation.

Yup, Perl, not Curl.  AutoLisp.  IBM 370 Assembly.  Java.  Basic.  Lots of shell language.
Yes, I am porting from Open Watcom C++ and F77 to Simply Fortran C++ and GFortran right now.  Lots of new stuff that I won't use.  Incredibly better error detection, especially on variable types and bounds.
Lynn