Fortran Can I Compile Linux FORTRAN Code on a Windows Compiler?

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The discussion centers on the portability of Fortran code originally written with a Linux compiler and the feasibility of compiling it on Windows. Fortran is generally considered portable, as it typically avoids system-level dependencies. The main concern for portability arises from compiler-specific extensions. If the code was developed using the GNU compiler on Linux, it can be compiled on Windows using the MinGW compiler, which is a version of GCC tailored for Windows. Users note that setting up Fortran on Windows is relatively straightforward, especially with the availability of GCC compilers like MinGW.
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Hi,
I have a code that was written with a Linux FORTRAN compiler but is 'portable'. does this mean I am able to compile it on a windows compiler?
 
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Yes, Fortran is pretty portable anyway since you don't normally do much system level stuff.
The main portability issue with Fortran is compiler specific extentions.
If you wrote it on Linux you presumably used the GNU compiler? If you use the same compiler on windows it shoudl work out of the box.
 
I will have to look at that one. Is FORTRAN in window relatively easy to set up. I heard GCC make good compilers..?
 
The MinGW compiler is a GCC for Windows. It has g77 and is basically like compiling FORTRAN in Linux.
 

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