Pending Question and Action Items

• Is the TASK language still necessary ? Can we simplify that by more simple procedures ?
• Documentation: Should we move all help files to html format? Can we install the "lynx" text browser to test this capability ? Who does that ?
• Fortran 90 usage:
  Using Fortran 90 would simplify some programs. There is a free linux compiler. We can buy a f77-f90 converter (cost depending on number of line codes converted see http://www.psrv.com/vast77to90.html). Implications on our general coding practices, in particular the pre- processor should however be evaluated. Remember, we are using some special f90 constructs like INTEGER(KIND=4) and POINTER as having very different meanings in our pre-processor.
  • Who evaluates in detail the impact on portability / reconstruction ?
  • Can we start writing new code in f90, at least in tasks ?
  • Is it worth to automatically convert our old f77 code to f90 code ?