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[silverdan]

We have a huge fortran 77 code base and would like to build it with FTN95. Currently building with Microsoft Developer Studio PowerStation. Below is a rough estimate of what we have:

couple hundred main .FOR programs
a common library (.LIB) that has a couple hundred subroutines in it
several hundred include files (.FI)


Each main program individually relies on subroutines in the .LIB and common variables in the .FI files

In FTN95, what is the best way to build the .LIB? As a DLL? How do I tell the project to use the .FI files as well?

[PaulLaidler]

Most people would build a DLL but there is no reason why you should not use a LIB.

In Plato you do not need to add the INCLUDE files. Plato does this for you.
In Visual Studio there is no need to add the INCLUDE files but you can add them to a project for ease of access.

You will need to configure Plato in order to get syntax colouring for *.fi files (see the Options dialog under Tools). You will probably have to do something similar if you are using Visual Studio.

[JohnCampbell]

I have most of my code in .lib files and link as libraries into an executable. I have yet to be convinced of the advantage of .dll's, as they have some logistics problems.
to make my library in a cmd.exe box, I have two files, as listed below:-

make.bat
now >make.tce
del *.obj >>make.tce
ftn95 binin /optimise >>make.tce
ftn95 binout /optimise >>make.tce
ftn95 collapse /debug >>make.tce
... lines deleted
ftn95 nearest /debug >>make.tce
ftn95 testlu >>make.tce
ftn95 echodll >>make.tce
*
del saplib.lib >>make.tce
slink saplib.txt >>make.tce
del *.obj >>make.tce


saplib.txt
archive saplib.lib
addobj binin.obj
addobj binout.obj
addobj collapse.obj
... lines deleted
addobj nearest.obj
addobj testlu.obj
addobj echodll.obj
file

This always works for me

[silverdan]

Thanks I will try that