On Jul 23, 1:04=A0pm, glen herrmannsfeldt <g...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Steve Lionel wrote:
>
> (snip)
>
> > For many people, compilers are something that "if ain't broke, don't
fi=
x it".
> > If you're not having problems, then there's rarely a compelling reason
=
to
> > upgrade a compiler. =A0But if you ARE having problems, or are looking
f=
or a new
> > feature, then you may well find that an upgrade is required.
> > I might say that this problem is confined to commercial products such
a=
s
> > ifort, but no, we often see in this group people writing in with
compla=
ints
> > about old versions of gfortran and g95 (or even g77!)
>
> Maybe more often with non-commercial products. =A0With commercial
product=
s,
> one might feel that, having paid for it, the company owes them a
properly
> working product. =A0The work of installing the new version is part of
> getting what one paid for.
>
Usually fairly painless with most commercial products (install
wizards, etc.).
> -- glen
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