[Matrix-SIG] Re: Matrix-SIG digest, Vol 1 #318 - 4 msgs

[Robin Becker]

In article <Pine.LNX.4.10.9911081105020.10064-100000@us2.mayo.edu>,
Travis Oliphant <Oliphant.Travis@mayo.edu> writes
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>I actually rather like using Fortran as a low-level language as it is much
>easier to wrap (despite SWIG) --- arguments are always pointers to basic
>data types in FORTRAN.
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Is modern Fortran dynamic? I have heard so, but few of the old timers
like me seem to believe.

>> I downloaded SparesPy.tgz, but my winzip falls over with it. Should I
>> try under Linux?
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>I'm not sure what this problem is.  I've heard this before off and on.  I
>think there may be a problem with WinZip understanding *.tgz files.  I've
>heard that simply renaming the file may help.  But I don't know.  
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>If somebody knows what's up I'd appreciate hearing about it.
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>Travis
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I tried to decode the .tgz with my rh 6.1 tar tzvf, but that also fails.
I will have to try and download under Linux. Win32/Unix downloads don't
seem to work sometimes.
-- 
Robin Becker