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Author How does gfortran work?
rih5342

2005-02-21, 8:59 pm

Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question.

Does gfortran translate fortran source into C?

How does gcc fit into the compile and link process?

Any links to explain this?

Thanks,

RIH5342



E. Robert Tisdale

2005-02-21, 8:59 pm

Something that calls itself rih5342 wrote:

> Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question.
> Does gfortran translate fortran source into C?


No.

> How does gcc fit into the compile and link process?


It doesn't.

> Any links to explain this?


http://gcc.gnu.org/fortran/compilerstatus.html

The front end generates a "parse tree".
The "middle end" converts this parse tree
to a GENERIC form required by
the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) back end.
The back end emits assembler.
rih5342

2005-02-22, 4:01 pm

Thank you.

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