System Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements

This section describes system requirements for the installation and running of HP Fortran v2.8.

Software requirements

The HP Fortran v2.8 compiler requires approximately 264 megabytes (MB) of disk space. This includes approximately 172 MB for the compiler, with remaining space for other components such as the debuggers.

Hardware requirements

HP Fortran v2.8 is supported on hardware running HP-UX 11.0 and 11i.

Operating system requirements

HP Fortran v2.8 recommends that HP-UX 11i Version 2.0 be installed.

Installation requirements

To install HP Fortran v2.8 for HP-UX 11i Version 2.0, follow these steps:

Start the swagentd daemon if it is not already running. Enter the following command in the console window:
/usr/sbin/swagentd
Use the swinstall command to install the desired product(s) from the CD-ROM.
Enter the following command to install the Fortran compiler on HP-UX 11i Version 2.0:
/usr/sbin/swinstall -x rpc_timeout=9 -x mount_all_filesystems=false -s /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 [B3907DB | B3909DB]

Support information on HP Fortran

HP customers who have purchased support contracts can find a list of HP Fortran language problems and their fixes in the current Software Status Bulletin (SSB). This information can be found by referencing the following product numbers:

B3907DB—HP Fortran Workstations
B3909DB—HP Fortran Servers

To display the product number and the release version of your HP Fortran compiler, execute this HP-UX command:

what /opt/fortran90/bin/f90

Specifying the +version option (entering f90 +version) displays compiler version information to standard output without compiling.

All users can access HP’s IT Resource Center on the World Wide Web, which permits searching for bug descriptions and available patches. This is available at the following url:
http://itrc.hp.com

Related Documentation

The following documents are available for your use in understanding the HP Fortran compiler. Please note that this release note supersedes information in these manuals and white papers.

f90(1) man page, which provides a summary reference to the compile-line options
The Libm Library and Floating-Point Arithmetic for HP-UX on Itanium located at http://cllweb.cup.hp.com/mathlibs/external/document/fp_whitepaper.pdf




	NOTE: This release note is also available for viewing and printing in the following location and file formats: /opt/fortran90/newconfig/RelNotes/Fortran90.2.8.html\|pdf\|ps\|txt.