FORTRAN Installation Manual Feb87

This document is the "TOPS-10 FORTRAN Installation Guide," published by Digital Equipment Corporation in February 1987. It describes the procedures for installing and configuring FORTRAN-10 Version 11 software on a TOPS-10 V7.03 operating system, requiring LINK-10 Version 6.0.

The guide covers:

1. Standard Installation and Testing:

   • How to install the FORTRAN-10 compiler, object-time system (FOROTS), library (FORLIB), and debugger (FORDDT) by copying pre-compiled files from a 1600 BPI distribution tape (in BACKUP interchange mode).
   • It outlines steps including creating specific directories, restoring files from various savesets (documentation, system files, test files, source code, tools, autopatch files), and copying the necessary executables and help files to system directories (SYS: and HLP:).
   • It includes instructions for testing the installed system using a provided verification test module (FLØTST.CTL) and cleaning up temporary directories.

2. Building Nonstandard FORTRAN from Sources:

   • Procedures for rebuilding the FORTRAN compiler, FOROTS, FORLIB, and FORDDT from their source code. This is intended for users who wish to make modifications.
   • This process is described as a "nontrivial computational task" requiring specific system utilities (like BLIS10, LINK, MACRO) and significant system resources (time and memory).
   • It details how to edit and submit control files (e.g., B10FTN.CTL, B10FRS.CTL, B10FDT.CTL) to perform the builds, including options for building FOROTS with symbols for debugging.
   • It also covers applying source code patches using specific comment and tagging conventions.

3. Integration with Other Software:

   • Instructions for building and installing DBMS Version 5A to work with FORTRAN-10.
   • Guidance on using SORT Version 4C with FORTRAN-10, noting that the necessary interface is built into FORLIB.REL.

The document emphasizes the need to save older versions of FORTRAN before installation and provides specific commands for directory creation, file restoration, and system copying.