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Subject:	Re: gcc-3.x and file suffix .r (RATFOR) bug?
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Date:	Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:36:42 GMT
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Bob Chapman wrote:
> 
> Starting with the DJGPP ports of gcc-3.x, file names with suffix '.r'
> (RATFOR) are no longer processed correctly by g77 -- the suffix is
> recognized and the RATFOR translator is invoked but the translated output is
> 'dumped' to stdout (rather than being redirected to the compiler input) and
> g77 tries to compile an empty file.  I have verified that the cygwin and
> mingw ports gcc-3.x also exhibit the same behavior but have not yet had time
> to install gcc-3.x and check this problem under any other environments.
> 
> Does anyone know if this problem is only associated with the Win9X ports of
> gcc-3.x or if it is a generic GCC 3.X problem?  So far I have not been able
> to find any bug reports or any notice that the feature had been removed.

First I ever heard of gcc handling ratfor.  I am impressed.  I
suspect it is not the most prevalent use.

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