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The recurring problem in supercomputer programming is the difficulty of the software porting process, leading to high costs for software development. This paper outlines the benefits of using a portable software platform, and details one such use.
The portable software platform we axe concerned with is F-code, which is specifically designed to support data-parallel languages. The work described in this paper is part of a larger project, whose aim is to provide a FORTRAN 90 compiler for the Cray T3D supercomputer.
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Slu§anschi, H.C., Jesshope, C.R. (1996). A FORTRAN 90 to F-code Compiler. In: Jesshope, C., Shafarenko, S. (eds) UK Parallel ’96. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1504-5_4
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