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diff --git a/devel/ftnchek/pkg-descr b/devel/ftnchek/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..688db39e491c --- /dev/null +++ b/devel/ftnchek/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +ftnchek (short for Fortran checker) is designed to detect certain errors +in a Fortran 77 program that a compiler usually does not. ftnchek is not +primarily intended to detect syntax errors. Its purpose is to assist the +user in finding semantic errors. Semantic errors are legal in the Fortran +77 language but are wasteful or may cause incorrect operation. For example, +variables which are never used may indicate some omission in the program; +uninitialized variables contain garbage which may cause incorrect results +to be calculated; and variables which are not declared may not have the +intended type. ftnchek is intended to assist users in the debugging of +their Fortran 77 program. It is not intended to catch all syntax errors. +This is the function of the compiler. Prior to using ftnchek, the user +should verify that the program compiles correctly. |