Re: ping: updating Fortran support for f9x?

[Philippe Trottier]

> > * We need to integrate the changes into the current CVS autoconf.
> >   (I don't think this should be too much trouble.)
>
> That's not a problem.  I just did a 'cvs update' on my autoconf tree, 
> and
> it doesn't appear that any conflicts have arisen.

For what it is worth, I am using the patched autoconf on 2 of my 
projects

the machine is : powerpc-apple-darwin6.6, autoconf-2.57 (patched), 
automake-1.7.5 and libtool-1.5. So far so good it is usable (working).

There is few questions regarding detection of f77 and f95 ... why does 
autoconf think they are GNU when the are from absoft ?

checking for g77... no
checking for f77... f77
checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... yes
checking whether f77 accepts -g... yes
checking for f95... f95
checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran compiler... yes
checking whether f95 accepts -g... yes

I am now porting my detection code for absoft compilers from the old 
gcc-g95 project autoconf, to this one since each f95 has it's own set 
of flags to set... for it to work the is GNU Fortran should be "no".

Thank you,
Philippe Trottier