Gfortran binary file format

[Tobias Schlüter]

Emil Block wrote:
> Tobias
> 
> This is a P.S. to my previous message --
>    Why would the way the record length is encoded change from g77 to 
> gfortran ? Is that part of the
>     change to the standard from f77 to f95?  I read the rationale for 
> starting over with gfortran, but to
>     the extent practical  if the change is not required to comply with 
> the standard , and doesn't  add
>     value, then why change?

It's a bug.  Noone had the time to fix it so far, we've had some discussions
on this in the past but I don't remember any patches.

Also, please don't reply privately, unless there's a reason.  Someone else
might have known a more detailed answer.

- Tobi