From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id ABP4HDfgUGKiPAAAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:24:07 -0400 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 65C4C1EFC5; Fri, 8 Apr 2022 21:24:07 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D97CC1EDF0 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2022 21:24:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26789385782C for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 01:24:06 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 26789385782C DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1649467446; bh=BqwEChVqvlKJwe7Brya3O4Kjys+YZXDr7iSjGf7eCTk=; h=Date:Subject:To:List-Id:List-Unsubscribe:List-Archive:List-Post: List-Help:List-Subscribe:From:Reply-To:From; b=WnLQHAY37tiqgVerop2q0oJ8KyXev/fKSCzgowH8dIlRPtM2IdeLoxA6FfjZho+AB JSZtHfhZowdI5RVgYrVYOPuhVLJZ9Z6vdBSZ7TZ7S71FkDTttsmwSlQFcjK/RA03XX CZ44Z12d0BIP4qpmRwNB3UDtVFF3cAKM6Vnpz2Fk= Received: from mail-ej1-x62f.google.com (mail-ej1-x62f.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::62f]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BB56C3858D28 for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 01:23:39 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org BB56C3858D28 Received: by mail-ej1-x62f.google.com with SMTP id l7so15001291ejn.2 for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:23:39 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=BqwEChVqvlKJwe7Brya3O4Kjys+YZXDr7iSjGf7eCTk=; b=ByJ/D/uD0qkv+l5AZJyQK/sXw749keiJKc/n3k2PCsKvs/6+62DQhIlqt13JdYr47U grLqSMxNlecSR0R7VWFxDOe4vUQBp41KYjyRhKdH/QhEJYWFD0OyHk+Qvq5OuJB5c6Pv T/zCsW7UDFLHZoIKRI+MNEVrpO3bk48Pa3BTjedhYuhFOPQLGm8mS1aTb/SC0fYLz4kM ElhpHE9/+RDhbkV4IjiDZN06MVUFhztGeUJ3UlWB3zVIbVU9eH4B3Eg4Nuk4j1UW9FGB Kso1JMFU8j8Cx/Vp4BkbcgoH8hKd5KIYoZBT0q7Ye8mjeutXCYU6A81xyRtn5nk3f/TV jFcA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531e8zVAY4mA88CFB7MAdo4vRfmQdP1KaEivYkXAHeACW8oBddMz ZzYqiZCifWbrRQiq4njnga2FNpLEJZi6mzBKsoi0J9DT4gTP5Q== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxF3MPl4Z/i89wDVnG/f4ZIsKgxPPPgjzRu3W76EGIBTEtrgyuRm2UMoJs5JfXbtAieSYzzD1P2wqPpxhc/pZ4= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:99c5:b0:6df:8215:4ccd with SMTP id s5-20020a17090699c500b006df82154ccdmr21046942ejn.684.1649467418179; Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:23:38 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2022 09:23:27 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Why does GDB currently still supports only the features of Fortran 77 language? To: gdb@sourceware.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Hongyi Zhao via Gdb Reply-To: Hongyi Zhao Errors-To: gdb-bounces+public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb" Nowadays, it is well known that Fortran 77 is a rather archaic and outdated Language, and it has been replicated by more modern Fortran versions, such as Fortran 90/95/2003/2008, and so on. But in the documentation corresponding to the latest version of GDB [1], I noticed the following description, which surprised me quite a lot: ``` 15.4.6 Fortran GDB can be used to debug programs written in Fortran, but it currently supports only the features of Fortran 77 language. ``` Today in the 21st century, why does GDB currently still supports only the features of Fortran 77 language? [1] https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/Fortran.html#Fortran Best regards -- Assoc. Prof. Hongsheng Zhao Theory and Simulation of Materials Hebei Vocational University of Technology and Engineering No. 473, Quannan West Street, Xindu District, Xingtai, Hebei province