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i recently obtained the "CRC Plotting Package" from Purdue University. Please
bear with me if there are any mistakes in this message, I am using USENET
for the first time! so I hope that this message is correctly posted.

back to the story.

The qplot/plot3d package is a combination of c and fortran programs, the
fortran programs call the c subroutine (in plot3d). I tried to compile the
source in our machine without much success because our c compiler (from
green hills) and the fortran 77 compiler from Silicon-Valley software hate
each other. The SVS manual talks about writing "wrapper" routines in
assembler to interface c anf f77 routines, I have almost no
experience in c however.

A few datails about our machine:
XEPIX gator L (formerly the company was called PIXEL and we have one of their
old PIXEL AP 100) The operating system is characterized as:
"UNIX System V Compatible, source licensed from AT&T, which includes Berkeley
4.2, PWB and xePIX enhancements"

I had a few questions:

1) Are C and Fortran Compilers in general such that programs written in one
language cannot link/load with programs written in the other? I mean for
example is there any easy way to link the *.obj files together? I

2) has any one else heard about xePIX computers and what are your
experiences with this system?

3) Does any one have a plot package similar to the qplot/plot3d written 
completely in C or in Fortran?

I would appreciate comments, help, so that we can have the plot program
working on our machine.

Krishnan K. Chittur 
Battelle-Columbus Division
(national center for biomedical infrared spectroscopy)
505 King Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43201
(614) 424 6515




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Krishnan K. Chittur     UUCP: cbosgd!osu-cis!bcd-dyn!tbh
(614) 424-6515		USPS: 505 King Ave., Columbus, OH  43201