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Zbl 0883.68017
Bailey, D.H.
A Fortran 90-based multiprecision system. (English)
[J] ACM Trans. Math. Softw. 21, No.4, 379-387 (1995). ISSN 0098-3500

Summary: A new version of a Fortran multiprecision computation system, based on the Fortran 90 language, is described. With this new approach, a translator program is not required -- translation of Fortran code for multiprecision is accomplished by merely utilizing advanced features of Fortran 90, such as derived data types and operator extensions. This approach results in more-reliable translation and permits programmers of multiprecision applications to utilize the full power of Fortran 90. Three multiprecision data types are supported in this system: multiprecision integer, real, and complex. All the usual Fortran conventions for mixed-mode operations are supported, and many of the Fortran intrinsics, such as SIN, EXP, and MOD, are supported with multiprecision arguments. An interesting application of this software, wherein new number-theoretic identities have been discovered by means of multiprecision computations, is included also.

MSC 2000:: *68N15 Programming languages

Keywords: Fortran multiprecision computation system

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