[R] .C and .Fortran

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 03/09/2014 13:28, Filippo Monari wrote:
> Hi,
> I'd like to know what is the difference between the functions .C() and
> .Fortran.
> I noticed that by enclosing my F90 subroutines in modules .Fortran()
> can't find them any more in the load table, while .C() still can. I also
> checked that the subroutine was loaded with the is.loaded() function...
> So can anyone explain to me the difference and which is better to use?

This is not the right list: see the posting guide.  But .Fortran is 
intended for *Fortran 77* code (as the help page says), and maps the 
supplied NAME argument in the same way as the Fortran 77 compiler does, 
which is often different from the way the C compiler does.

I would strongly recommend that new code uses .Call and a C wrapper to 
F90 code: it is a safer and more portable route.

If you want any more help, you need to follow the posting guide and

- post to R-devel,
- supply the 'at a minimum information' asked for there,
- supply the minimal example asked for, and what the messages you see are.

> Thanks in advance,
> Filippo
>
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