Problems with Fortran 1.2 on Sun 3/60 running SunOS 4.1

[Ruth Milner]

Since upgrading to SunOS 4.1, and reinstalling Fortran 1.2 (using the
installation fixes in the 4.1 Release Notes), we have found that Fortran
no longer wishes to compile pic (position-independent code) on our 3/60's,
and possibly our SPARCstations as well, though that hasn't been tested
yet. It issues a warning: "ignoring -pic option", compiles quietly, then
fails on the ld because the libraries it is linking to were compiled with
-pic in effect. This is the same code which at 4.0.3 builds fine.  I can't
find anything in the Release Notes that indicates changes in pic support.

Has anybody seen this sort of behavior with this combination of software?
FYI, the 3/60 this was tested on is a diskless client of a Solbourne
running 4.0C, with local swap and code/data partitions. I doubt that the
Solbourne has anything to do with it, since when this system ran 4.0.3 its
server was a Convex C-1, and there were no problems. I have had to go back
to running it at 4.0.3 off the Convex until the problem can be cleared up.

I'd be tempted to think that Fortran 1.2 isn't supported under 4.1 if it
weren't for the fact that the 4.1 Release Notes tell you how to install
it.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Also, comments on exactly what
bugs are in Fortran 1.3 would also be useful. It's not clear whether
getting Fortran 1.3 would solve this problem without creating new ones.

Thanks.

Ruth Milner
Systems Manager                   NRAO/VLA                 Socorro NM
                           rmilner at zia.aoc.nrao.edu