Manuals for Intel FORTRAN suite
By TDaMoose at Sun, May 18 2008 10:31am |
I have been using FORTRAN for scientific programming since 1958. Recently, I downloaded Intel's FORTRAN suite but I could not find any manuals for the compiler or for the languages. Can anyone tell me where I can find such manuals? I have searched the Intel FORTRAN web page but cannot seem to find anything.
Two other questions. Is there a better compiler than Intel's? Also, what do you suggest I use as a source program editor?
I am running OS 10.5.2 on a 17" Macbook Pro (dual core 2.4GHz) with 4 GB RAM.
Thanks much,
TDaMoose
here's the web site
http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/346462.htm
Intel vs. gFortran
On the intel Mac I have only used ifort and gFortran. They both have strengths.
Depending on the compiler flags you set, intel's compiler produces VERY fast code (I use: -m64 -fast). When working in debug mode it also does some simple static analysis.
gFortran allows each line to be as long as you want (or at least I haven't hit the limit), while ifort cuts it off and writes to the next line. In one of the programs that I am working on this is a big deal.
gfortran also has a number of really nice fortran extensions that I would love to use (but haven't because I have to run my code on a machine that I am having trouble getting the administrator to install gFortran).
Manuals for Intel FORTRAN : Included documentation
On my computer, I find the documentation in html here :
file:///opt/intel/fce/10.1.006/doc/Doc_Index.htm
and the fortran reference here :
file:///opt/intel/fce/10.1.006/doc/com.intel.compilers.ifort.docset/Contents/Resources/Documents/ifort/doc_files/index.htm
(You may need to adjust the version number).
The last file contains a fortran language reference, with built-in search.
Concerning the editor, use what you feel comfortable with. My suggestion is emacs.