First compil using cmd line mode

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Hello all,

So pleased to have a new fortran program to compile. Last one was on my beloved VMS PWS Station 600 AU... many years ago.

I have 2 questions :
Second one is : how to start? Is doc inuf ?
First one is : is there an advanced debugging mode to help the newbie understand errors ?

Here is my first compile session:

C:Documents and SettingsDidierFXPLORER>ifort fxplorer.f90
Intel Visual Fortran Compiler for applications running on IA-32, Version 10.1
Build 20080212 Package ID: w_fc_p_10.1.019
Copyright (C) 1985-2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
30 DAY EVALUATION LICENSE

ifort: NOTE: The evaluation period for this product ends on 30-apr-2008 UTC.
fxplorer.f90(78) : Error: Error in opening the compiled module file. Check INCLUDE paths. [FXPLORERGLOBALS]
use fxplorerGlobals
--------^
fxplorer.f90(196) : Error: Error in opening the compiled module file. Check INCLUDE paths. [FXPLORERGLOBALS]
use fxplorerGlobals
--------^
fxplorer.f90(307) : Error: Error in opening the compiled module file. Check INCLUDE paths. [FXPLORERGLOBALS]
use fxplorerGlobals
--------^
../..


(1338) : Severe: Too many errors, exiting
compilation aborted for fxplorer.f90 (code 1)

C:Documents and SettingsDidierFXPLORER>

:-(

how can I know why I get this, as there is only one include in the source, for the resource.fd file which does exist in the dir...

Generally speaking, what should I do to avoid coming here every hour or so ?

Thanks,

Didier (happy anyway)

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Didier,

In the particular case you have, the FXPLORER sample has three source files that must be built in a particular order. File fxplorerglobals.f90 must be compiled before you compile fxplorer.f90 so that the module is created. There is a build.bat file that compiles things in the right order, so you could look at that. This is one of the more complex samples, though, so you might want to try some others first. Also, the samples are really meant to be built from their Visual Studio projects, though most can be built from the command line as well.

Since you are apparently not familiar with modern Fortran, you may want to pick up a book on Fortran 95. This will help you learn about the new features such as modules.

The on-disk documentation will show you how to build from the command line, but as I noted above you need to understand about build order if you have a program with more than one source. You also need to know about using /c for "compile only" to compile the sources before you link.

You can get to the documentation with Start > All Programs > Intel Software Development Tools > Intel Fortran Compiler 10.1.019 > Documentation Index.

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ok :-)
Well, this is true. I started with Fortran IV on a PDP-11 23+, then moved to F77 on a good old VAX 11-750, then...
Thanks, Steve.