Commit 04727f7a by Craig Burley

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This chapter describes some aspects of the design and implementation This chapter describes some aspects of the design and implementation
of the @code{g77} front end. of the @code{g77} front end.
Much of the information below applies not to current
releases of @code{g77},
but to the 0.6 rewrite being designed and implemented
as of late May, 1999.
To find about things that are ``To Be Determined'' or ``To Be Done'', To find about things that are ``To Be Determined'' or ``To Be Done'',
search for the string TBD. search for the string TBD.
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(or Hollerith) constants? (or Hollerith) constants?
Knowing what other compilers provide would help. Knowing what other compilers provide would help.
@item
Is it okay to drop support for the @samp{-fintrin-case-initcap},
@samp{-fmatch-case-initcap}, @samp{-fsymbol-case-initcap},
and @samp{-fcase-initcap} options?
I've asked @email{info-gnu-fortran@@gnu.org} for input on this.
Not having to support these makes it easier to write the new front end,
and might also avoid complicated its design.
@end itemize @end itemize
@node Philosophy of Code Generation @node Philosophy of Code Generation
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