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What does MAIN_ _MAIN_ __MAIN__ mean?(to invoke clapack)

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Peng Y #1 / 2	What does MAIN_ _MAIN_ __MAIN__ mean?(to invoke clapack) At http://www.--*.com/ , you will see some code like the following. Do you know why? void MAIN_(){} void MAIN__(){} void _MAIN_(){}
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:24:04 GMT

Robert Corbe #2 / 2	What does MAIN_ _MAIN_ __MAIN__ mean?(to invoke clapack) Quote: > At http://www.netlib.org/clapack/faq.html, you will see some code like > the following. Do you know why? > void MAIN_(){} > void MAIN__(){} > void _MAIN_(){} The AT&T UNIX f77 compiler and libraries required the first of those names to be defined if a program containing object files created by f77 was linked with a C main routine. I assume the other two names were tossed in because of linking requirements of derivative fortran 77 implementations. Sincerely, Bob Corbett
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:20:56 GMT

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