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p5-Fortran-Format-0.90p1

read/write data according to a standard Fortran 77 FORMAT

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Description

This is a Perl implementation of the Fortran 77 formatted input/output facility. One possible use is for producing input files for old Fortran programs, making sure that their column-oriented records are rigorously correct. Fortran formats may also have some advantages over C<printf> in some cases: it is very easy to output an array, reusing the format as needed; and the syntax for repeated columns is more concise. Unlike C<printf>, for good or ill, Fortran-formatted fields never exceed their desired width.

Package information

Ports path
devel/p5-Fortran-Format
Package architecture
*
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
Categories
devel, perl5
Available flavors
None listed

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