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				 FORVER
 
 
FORVER	is  a  program	that takes as input a FORTRAN-10 source file and
analyses it to determine  whether  subroutine  and  function  calls  are
correct,  both in the type of the passed arguments, and in their number.
This being  one  of  the  most	common	errors	encountered  in  FORTRAN
programs,  and	the  fact  that  the  DEC-10 FORTRAN compiler doesn't do
anything about it are the main task in life for FORVER.
 
 
			   HOW TO RUN FORVER
 
 
To run FORVER on the DEC-10, just give the monitor command:
 
 
     R FORVERRVER
 
 
You will then get a message of some sort telling you the FORVER  version
you're dealing with, and a prompt:
 
 
    FVR>
 
 
To this you must give it the name of a FORTRAN source file, and whatever
options you want, in the format:
 
 
	nameV/sw/sw...w/sw...
 
 
Following is a description of the various options and their meanings.
 
 
		 DESCRIPTION OF THE FORVER COMMAND LINE
 
 
If  you  just  say "FOOBAR<return>" after the "FVR>" prompt, forver will
assume the following:
 
 
   1. Your FORTRAN source file is FOOBAR.FOR in your PPN  (actually
      you  can give a full DEC-10 filespec like DEV:NAME.EXT[P,PN],
      the defaults being DSK:.FOR[yourppn].
 
   2. FORVER will generate a listing file FOOBAR.LSV  containing  a
      numbered	listing of your source file (optionally) as well as
      a second section containing a list  of  all  SUBROUTINES	and
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      FUNCTIONS encountered in your source file .  In this part all
      the incorrect calls will be listed showing the argument types
      so you can decide what to do with them.
 
   3. Optionally,  FORVER  will  also  generate  an "attibute" file
      called  FOOBAR.VTR  containing  a  compact   (and   readable)
 
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   not only the defined routines, but also the referenced ones, although
these may not be part of this source

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      description  of  all  the entry-points defined in this source
      file.  This is necessary for, say, subroutine  packages  like
      IMSL or NEWPLT, that are to be called from other files.
 
 
			LIST OF FORVER SWITCHES
 
 
Following  is  a  list of all valid FORVER switches (all switches may be
abbreviated to one letter).  Note also that most switches (except /FULL)
act as toggles, meaning that if you give one of them twice  it's  as  if
you hadn't given it at all.
 
 
/VTR		Generate  .VTR	attribute  file. When this switch in on,
		the .VTR file  corresponding  to  this	source	will  be
		generated.
 
/UNDECLARED	Warn  the  user  about	undeclared variables, and report
		their assumed types in the listing file.
 
/INIT		Warn the user about uninitialized variables.	This  is
		used  to  tell	you  about variables whose value is used
		(eg. in an expression) before FORVER has seen  something
		explicitly  assigned  to  them (notice that a warning of
		this kind is not always correct since  control	flow  in
		FORTRAN  programs is seldom sequential and variables may
		be initialized in other ways, not visible to FORVER, eg.
		in a routine call).
 
/ASSIGNMENT	Check that all assignments are done with  implicit  type
		conversion  (eg.  this	will  point  out statements like
		I = 1.5).
 
/DIVISIONS	Warn the user about integer divisions.	This is  also  a
		common	source of hard to locate errors; this may happen
		for instance, in a stapement like HALF = 1/2, where  the
		REAL  variable	"HALF" will get the value 0.0 instead of
		0.5 as was probably the user's intent.
 
/LIST		Generate the line-numbered listing of the  source  file.
		This  option  is  provided so that you don't have to get
		the full listing in those cases where all you want is to
		have a quick look at the incorrect routine calls.
 
/FULL		Do everything. This switch turns all the other	switches
		ON.
 
 
The default switch settings is only "/VTR".
 
When  the source file has been completely scanned, and if there are some
routines that remain undefined, FORVER will prompt you with a message:
 
 
    [FVRUDS "n" undefined external references]
    Search:
 
 
To this prompt you must give the filespec corresponding to the .VTR file
you think will be needed.  FORVER will then tell you what  it  found  in
that   file,  and  continue  prompting	you  until  all  references  are
satisfied, or you type <return> to the "Search:" prompt, in  which  case
FORVER won't be able to verify the calls to the undefined routines.

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To  this  you  may  also answer "?<return>" and FORVER will list all the
remaining undefined references, to guide you in your decision as to what
.VTR files you will search.
 
Frequently used FORTRAN subroutine packages such as IMSL or NEWPLT  have
their  .VTR  files in device FOR:, to get the complete list of available
.VTR files, type the monitor command:
 
 
    .HELP FORVTR
 
 
Have fun.