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diff --git a/devel/ftnchek/DESCR b/devel/ftnchek/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..127f8515993 --- /dev/null +++ b/devel/ftnchek/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Ftnchek (short for Fortran checker) is designed to detect certain +errors in a Fortran 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 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 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. |