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add fortran to xcode?

I've done a little programming on the Mac, and much more on
other Unix. Is there a way to add a Fortran compiler to the xcode developer environment? Either gfortran or absoft
fortran? I have a project I'd like to try porting to the
Mac - it requires fortran, and it would be nice to try
using the xcode environment.
Thanks
David

iMac, eMac, G4 tower, G5 tower, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Nov 20, 2005 6:42 AM

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Volker Runkel

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Posted on Nov 20, 2005 8:03 AM

Hi,

these pages on Mac and HPC helped me to install a Fortran compiler and run some programs.

Volker

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Volker Runkel

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Nov 20, 2005 8:03 AM in response to dknightd

Hi,

these pages on Mac and HPC helped me to install a Fortran compiler and run some programs.

Volker

dknightd Author

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Nov 20, 2005 9:29 AM in response to Volker Runkel

Can these tools be integrated into xtools? I don't mind
using command line tools, that is the way I was raised,
but am wondering if getting modern and using an integrated
gui development environment is doable and worth the learning
curve. Thanks for the reply, you just got "points" 😉

Nov 20, 2005 10:22 AM in response to dknightd

Hi,

I only needed a terminal version of the compiler, best to ask the author of the above mentioned HPC on mac pages.

Volker

Nov 20, 2005 1:23 PM in response to dknightd

After installing the Fortran compiler, you can use Xcode to write your code and compile it. You must do two things to use the Fortran compiler (or any other external compiler) with Xcode.

1. Create an External Build System project. External build system projects let you use languages Xcode doesn't natively support, such as Fortran, Python, and Ruby.

2. Tell Xcode to use the Fortran compiler to build your project instead of Xcode's build system.

dknightd Author

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Nov 20, 2005 1:50 PM in response to Mark Szymczyk

Thanks, I look into how to do that and give it a try. I guess it is worth a try to see if I can get it to work out, and if I can, see if it helps me be more efficient. This particular project has both c and fortran code in it.

Fops3

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Jun 1, 2006 10:32 AM in response to dknightd

Hi,

I had a sorta similar question. I have some fortran codes that I want to compile using xcode. I was under the impression that xcode could compile my codes. If so, how do I use xcode to compile my fortran codes. If not, what is the next step?

Mac OS X (10.4)

Sagesse

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Jun 1, 2006 11:39 AM in response to Fops3

Welcome to Apple Discussions, Fops3!

I dont know if you are willing to spend the money, but Intel sells a fortran compiler that is Xcode compatible. The page below has a link to educational pricing, if you qualify.

http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/compilers/fmac/267476.htm

This was just the first compiler I found that seemed to work with Xcode 2.3, there are probably others.

You also might want to read/ask on Apple's fortran developers list:

http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/fortran-dev

add fortran to xcode?