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Re: Call_external on DEC5000 [message #449]

Tue, 04 August 1992 08:05

gurman
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pan@DIP.EECS.UMICH.EDU (Tin-Su Pan) writes:

> Can someone give me a pointer in how to compile and link a fortran
> or C code so that I can use call_external to access the code from
> IDL on DEC5000 (Ultrix)? The IDL manual only gives examples for Sun
> UNIX system. Thanks in advance. -Tinsu

Ultrix 4.2 and earlier do not support dynamic linking, so
call_external doesn't work. Spawning a subprocess, however, works very
efficiently. Wonder if DEC will support dynamic linking under Alpha/OSF?
Joe Gurman
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